Metro Police investigators are shown near an SUV whose driver caused a crash that injured two officers in the northeast valley, Wednesday, March 15, 2017.
Published Wednesday, March 15, 2017 | 7:55 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, March 15, 2017 | 9:30 p.m.
David Olivas
A suspected impaired driver ran a stop sign and slammed into an unmarked Metro Police vehicle in a northeast valley neighborhood Wednesday night, injuring two officers, according to Sgt. Paul McCullough.
The officers were rushed to University Medical Center, McCullough said. And although the injuries to one of them initially were deemed critical, both men are expected to be OK.
After the crash, which was reported about 6:20 p.m., the suspect, who was driving a white Chevrolet Tahoe, exited the vehicle, grabbed a toddler passenger and took off running, McCullough said. The injured passenger officer arrested him after a brief chase.
First responders were called to the area of Sandy Lane and San Antonio Avenue, near Pecos Road and Carey Avenue, police said.
The suspect, who was being booked at the Clark County Detention Center on one count each if misdemeanor DUI and felony hit-and-run, was heading west on Sandy when he failed to yield at a stop sign and T-boned the officer vehicle on its driver's side, pushing it off the road, McCullough said. The suspect and the toddler weren't injured.
David Olivas of North Las Vegas was jailed pending an initial court appearance. The hit-and-run charge carries a mandatory 2-to-20-years in prison if he's convicted.
The officer who was driving suffered broken ribs, but is expected to be OK, as well as his passenger, McCullough said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
