Suspected impaired driver crashes into parked security vehicle in a construction zone, sends off-duty police officer to the hospital

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Editor's note: The video in the player above is from a story published on Jan. 4, 2021.

A Wellington police officer is in the hospital today after being hit while sitting in a parked car in Cleveland early Sunday morning. 

According to Sgt. Ray Santiago with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), around 1:55 a.m. Sunday, an unnamed Wellington police officer was working security detail for a police-contracted security company on Interstate 90 Eastbound near Interstate 490. 

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While parked in a security vehicle inside the construction zone, the vehicle what struck by a suspected drunk driver from behind. 

OSHP troopers responded to the scene to provide backup and the Wellington officer was sent to MetroHealth in Cleveland with non-life-threatening injuries. 

Officials tell 3News that the driver was also taken to MetroHealth with non-life-threatening injuries and has been cited with OVI. 

This is a developing story. Check back with 3News for more details as they become available.

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Editor's note: The video in the player below is from a story published on Feb. 11, 2021.

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