2 Ore. Police Officers Injured in Near Head-On Collision with Accused Drunken Driver
What to know
• A driver was arrested after colliding nearly head-on with a marked Portland police SUV on Sunday.
• The crash pushed the cruiser into a fence and parked ca, injuring two officers and the driver of the other vehicle.
• The motorist faces multiple charges, including driving under the influence and reckless driving.
A motorist accused of crashing his car nearly head-on into a Portland police car Sunday night in Northeast Portland is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving.
Zachary Kwok Lee, 47, of Portland, was driving a 2008 Toyota Prius east on Northeast Halsey Street when he turned left onto Northeast 129th Place, colliding with the marked Portland police car about 7:15 p.m., police said.
The officer driving the police SUV was not responding to a call and able to brake and slow the speed of the patrol vehicle before the collision, police said. Yet the impact pushed the police SUV into a fence and a car parked in a nearby driveway, according to police.
Lee and the two officers in the SUV were taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released. Lee was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center and the two officers are recovering at home, police said.
Lee also was cited for making a dangerous left turn and driving with an expired registration.
Portland police traffic officers responded to investigate. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.
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