Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

U.S.

Police: Drunken Driver Hits Cop Car, Hurts New Jersey Officer

Associated Press
Published | Updated

LOWER TOWNSHIP, N.J.-- Authorities in southern New Jersey say a police officer escaped serious injury when his cruiser was struck by a suspected drunken driver who then fled the scene but was injured in a subsequent crash.

Lower Township police tell The Press of Atlantic City that Cpl. Kevin Boyle was northbound on Bayshore Road when a vehicle driven by William Lowe Jr. of Woodbine jumped a curb around 2:25 a.m. Saturday.

Lowe's vehicle struck Boyle's cruiser, causing front end damage and leaving Boyle with neck and back injuries. Other officers then briefly pursued the vehicle before Lowe lost control and his car overturned.

Lowe sustained a head injury and was being treated at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City. Boyle was taken a hospital for treatment and was later released.