Fort Worth police cruiser hit by accused drunk driver near where sergeant was killed
FORT WORTH, Texas - A Fort Worth police cruiser was hit by an accused drunk driven not far from where a police sergeant was killed last week.
The cruiser was blocking the scene of an accident on I-35W, near Sycamore School Road, when it was hit around 5 a.m. on Sunday.
FOX 4 crews at the scene saw two trucks with major damage and a Fort Worth police SUV with damage to the rear of the vehicle.
No officers were hurt in the crash, according to Fort Worth Police.
19-year-old Jonathan Gomez was arrested at scene and charged with driving while intoxicated.
Jonathan Gomez
The crash is about half a mile away from an incident that led to the death of longtime Fort Worth Police Sergeant Billy Randolph.
Randolph was working the scene of an 18-wheeler crash near I-35W and Sycamore School Road on Monday morning.
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Police say an accused drunken driver went the wrong way up an exit ramp and struck Randolph.
The 29-year Fort Worth Police veteran was declared dead at the hospital later that morning.
Police believe the driver, 25-year-old De Aujalae Evans, was drunk at the time of the crash.
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