Anaheim man crashes pick-up truck into Garden Grove police car

GARDEN GROVE - A 28-year-old Anaheim man was arrested today after crashing his pick-up truck into a Garden Grove police squad car while officers were investigating another motorist for allegedly driving drunk.

The officers had pulled someone over for driving under the influence, on Orangewood Avenue east of Haster Street in Anaheim, when the green 1994 Ford F150 slammed into the back of their squad car just before 2 a.m., Garden Grove police Sgt. William Allison said. The patrol car had its emergency lights activated at the time, Allison said.

The driver of the pick-up truck -- the headlights were off -- tried to get out of the vehicle and run away, but was quickly caught, Allison said.

The other motorist, a 42-year-old Anaheim man who was in the back of the squad car at the time of the crash, appeared to escape injury but was taken to Garden Grove Medical Center to be examined, Allison said.

The pick-up truck's driver broke his nose and suffered cuts to his face, Allison said.

Investigators later determined the driver had crashed into three parked vehicles along Haster Street north of Chapman Avenue before hitting the squad car, the sergeant said.

Anaheim police were handling the investigation into the collision with the Garden Grove police car, while Garden Grove officers took on the hit-and-run accident investigation, Allison said.

Neither driver's name was immediately released.

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