A Chula Vista police officer was injured when his or her patrol car was struck by a suspected drunken driver who allegedly sped through a red light early Sunday, officials said.
The on-duty police officer and the driver and passenger in the sedan suffered moderate injuries in the collision, which occurred shortly before 2 a.m. at Olympic Parkway and Santa Venetia Street.
Police said the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed when he or she went through the intersection against a red light, striking the police cruiser. The patrol car ended up down an embankment after being struck, said police Lt. Matt Smith.
All three people were transported to a hospital to be treated for injuries not believed to be life-threatening, Smith said.
The driver of the sedan was arrested. No information about the driver was immediately released.
The roadway was closed for several hours for an investigation before being reopened to traffic, Smith said.