An SAUSD school police officer’s car was rear-ended by a DUI suspect early today by Original Mike’s

An SAUSD school police officer was hospitalized early Tuesday, Sept. 11, after his squad car was rear-ended by a driver who may have been under the influence, according to the O.C. Register.

The incident happened at about 12:40 a.m., according to the SAPD, at the 200 block of West First St.

Responding SAPD police officers conducted a field-sobriety test on the suspected impaired driver near the crash site. The male suspect was handcuffed and taken into custody.

The front end of the suspect’s Toyota sedan was heavily damaged as was the rear of the school police vehicle, which ended up at the intersection of First and Sycamore Streets, near Original Mike’s.

The school police officer was in pain after the crash but had no major injuries, according to the SAPD.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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