Crime & Safety

Suspected Drunk Driver Arrested After Hitting Sheriff's Car

A man was arrested after driving into a sheriff's department car in Spring Valley.

A sheriff's department car that was stopped at a red light was rammed from behind, and the other motorist was in jail Sunday, suspected of drunken driving.

The crash was at 8:47 p.m. Saturday, said Lt. Paul Robbins of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

"The deputy with his canine was in a vehicle on Campo Road at Jamacha Road at a stop light and a vehicle with a single occupant hit him from the rear," Robbins said. "That vehicle overturned, breaking its axle."

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Robbins said the deputy was not seriously injured but complained of pain and was transported to a hospital for evaluation. The police dog was not injured.

CHP officers were called to the scene and arrested the other driver, who was not publicly identified.

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