A hit-and-run driver who struck an Arlington police officer on I-20 this morning, Jan. 5, was caught and arrested.
It happened around 6:30 a.m. as the officer was helping with a two car wreck in the eastbound lanes near Matlock Road.
Initially, one eastbound lane remained open while crews worked to investigate and clear the crash. But then, according to police, a man, later identified as Alfredo Guzman, 32, who was trying to get around the wreck hit the South District patrol officer. Thus, all eastbound lanes were shutdown. Arlington Police Department
The department said Guzman never stopped and continued to travel eastbound along the highway. But an off-duty Dublin Police Department officer who was in the area saw what happened, immediately followed the driver, and pulled him over until additional Arlington police could get there. All eastbound lanes of I-20 were reopened several hours after the incident.
Arlington police shared this reminder on the department Facebook page:"We'd like to remind drivers that if they see officers or other emergency workers responding to an incident on the roadway, they need to slow down, stay focused, and if possible, move over a lane so crews can safely work. This morning, while responding to a wreck along I-20, one of our officers was hit by a driver trying to get around the...
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