PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — A motorist was charged with drunk driving early Saturday morning after crashing into a Pasco County deputy’s patrol car, authorities said.
According to the Florida highway Patrol, two marked Pasco County Sheriff's Office patrol cars were stopped with their emergency lights activated during a traffic stop at about 3:43 a.m. on State Road 54 at Eiland Boulevard.
That’s when a drunk driver rear-ended one of the deputy's vehicles, FHP officials said.
The driver was charged with DUI and taken to the Pasco County Jail.
No injuries were reported.
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