Fort Worth Officer Rear Ended While Working Accident

Dallas TX

18 June, 2022

12:31 PM

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By Julia Falcon, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth June 18, 2022 West Division Fort Worth police were dispatched to a stranded driver near the intersection of Northwest Loop 820 and Cahoba Drive late Friday evening. A police officer was operating a patrol unit and parked behind the stranded vehicle to protect the vehicle and its occupant. Police said the officer had activated the emergency lights to warn oncoming traffic of the hazard and lane closure. While the officer was inside the patrol unit, a pickup truck hit the rear end of the vehicle. It was forced across four lanes of traffic, hit a concrete barrier and ended up facing oncoming traffic, police said. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.