DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Witnesses say a suspected DUI driver crashed into a police cruiser at a construction site on Interstate 20 early Thursday morning.
The crash happened in a construction zone on I-20 eastbound near Wesley Chapel Road.
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Witnesses told Channel 2’s Darryn Moore that a Greensboro Police Department patrol car was blocking a Georgia Department of Transportation crew working on the interstate when it was hit.
DeKalb County police confirmed that an off-duty officer was injured and taken to a local hospital.
Witnesses say the officer suffered a broken arm.
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Greensboro is located about an hour and a half east of Atlanta along I-20.
Police say the driver, whose identity has not been released, was arrested and is facing a driving under the influence charge.
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