A man was arrested after colliding head-on with a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) car, injuring two officers while driving under the influence early Wednesday morning.
Officers responded to a crash in the 5200 block of Central Avenue involving the CMPD patrol vehicle around 3 a.m. Wednesday, where the police car had collided head-on with a Ford Focus in the entrance lanes of Central Avenue. .
The driver of the Ford, Robert Cortez, 29, was traveling toward the Central Avenue exit in the entrance lanes when he collided with the CMPD vehicle, occupied by service officers C. Henderson and X. Thao. Both officers were transported to Atrium Health Main with serious injuries and Cortez was transported with minor injuries.
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At the hospital, Cortez was determined to be driving under the influence and drunk.
He was arrested after his release from the hospital and charged with DWI, driving in the wrong lane, driving with a revoked license for a drunken driving offense and two felony counts of serious motor vehicle injury.
The investigation of this collision is active and ongoing. Anyone who witnessed or has information about the accident should contact Detective Oberer at 704-432-2169, extension 3.
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