Minor Injuries Sustained in Denton Crash on Interstate 35w
Denton, Texas (October 27, 2018) – Minor injuries were reported Sunday morning in a DUI crash in Denton, according to a local news source.
The accident took place at about 5:00 a.m. Sunday, October 21 in the 1500 block of I-35W.
According to police, an officer and a recruit had stopped to help a driver who had run off the road and were blocking the left lane of traffic with their emergency lights on.
The officer and the recruit were sitting in the car when it was rear-ended by a Honda Accord driven by Eric Salazar, 24.
The patrol vehicle was totaled.
Salazar was intoxicated at the time of the accident. The crash remains under investigation.