Phoenix officer rear-ended by suspected DUI driver: PD
PHOENIX - A Phoenix Police officer was not seriously hurt after being rear-ended early Wednesday morning by a suspected impaired driver.
The crash happened just before 2:30 a.m. on April 3 while the officer was stopped at a red light near 7th Avenue and Watkins Street.
At the time of the crash, the officer was transporting a woman to jail.
"The officer and the female suspect both received follow up care at the hospital for precaution," police said.
The DUI suspect is identified as Cierra Richards-Chavez, 30.
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Cierra Richards-Chavez
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A Phoenix Police officer was not seriously hurt after being rear-ended early Wednesday morning by a suspected impaired driver near 7th Avenue and Watkins Street.