SURPRISE, Ariz. — A Surprise police officer was seriously injured Saturday night after a DUI driver crashed into his vehicle, the Arizona Department of Public Safety says
According to DPS, the crash happened around 11:07 p.m. northbound on SR-303 at Waddell Road
DPS says the officer was finishing up a traffic stop in the area when a Hyundai Tucson SUV crashed into the back of the officer's vehicle.
The officer has serious, but non-life threatening injuries, DPS says. The officer was transported to the hospital.
The driver of the Hyundai was also taken to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. DPS identified her as 30-year-old Kourtnie M. Chavez from Waddell, Arizona.
She was booked into the MCSO 4th Avenue Jail on charges of aggravated Assault, endangerment, and DUI.