Overview
- The collision happened around 3:20 a.m. Friday at 2nd and West Market streets near the Kentucky International Convention Center.
- LMPD says the officer was driving a marked cruiser with lights and sirens activated while responding to a burglary call.
- Both the officer and the other driver, identified as 32-year-old Anthony Lewis, were taken to UofL Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and were alert and conscious.
- Lewis is charged with DUI, reckless driving, and possession of an open alcoholic beverage container, and he is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. Saturday.
- An arrest citation notes officers smelled alcohol and found an empty fifth of whiskey and a partially filled bottle in the car, and police reported damage to both vehicles and a utility pole with nearby street closures during the response.