Police: DUI driver crashed into Washington state trooper parked on shoulder of road

Police said Sunday a DUI driver crashed into a Washington state trooper’s car that was parked on the shoulder of a roadway.

The collision happened on northbound SR 525 near Alderwood Mall Parkway Sunday morning.

Officials said the trooper was taken to the hospital as a precaution and the driver of the causing car suffered some injuries but they were not life-threatening.

The causing car drifted off the roadway, struck the trooper’s vehicle and then caught fire, officials said.

#Details @wspd7pio tells me the driver drifted off the road on NB SR 525 near Alderwood Mall Parkway and struck the trooper's vehicle. The causing driver's car caught fire. Trooper's injuries minor. @SouthSnoFire says driver of car's injuries more serious. pic.twitter.com/pLNzz2M0kA
— KIRO 7 Brooke (@KIRO7Brooke) July 8, 2018

Thankfully no one was hurt when this DUI driver slammed into the back of a WSP trooper that was parked on the right shoulder NB SR-525 near Alderwood Mall Blvd. #drivesober pic.twitter.com/K0IkyybMCX
— Trooper H. Axtman (@wspd7pio) July 8, 2018