(FOX40.COM) — The California Highway Patrol released a statement and video of Wednesday’s head-on collision involving a wrong-way driver and a parked CHP vehicle along Interstate 80 in Yolo County.
The video is dash cam footage provided by a member of the public who was driving on the far right lane of eastbound I-80 at the time of the crash.
On Thursday, CHP Assistant Commissioner Ezery Beauchamp provided more information on what the state-wide law enforcement agency is calling an ‘act of violence.”
While stopped on the right-hand shoulder of eastbound I-80 near Mace Boulevard, a wrong-way driver “intentionally” drove head-on into a CHP patrol vehicle at 3:38 p.m. on Wednesday.
Two officers were seated in the patrol vehicle with their seatbelts on during the collision and were transported to a local hospital with minor to major injuries.
The suspect driver was arrested at the scene and will be booked into the Yolo County Jail.
“Acts of violence like this against our officers will not be tolerated,” Beauchamp said in a video posted to Facebook on Thursday. “Our CHP detectives and investigative personnel will work collaboratively with the district attorney’s office to ensure this individual is held accountable for his actions.”
Matthew Nobert
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