Driver charged with a DUI involving drugs after colliding with Lexington Police vehicle

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A driver was charged with driving under the influence involving drugs after colliding with a Lexington Police SUV. Police say the driver ran into the officer’s vehicle at on East Main Street/US-1 at Swartz Road. Investigators say the driver attempted to merge into the lane where the officer was driving.

The accident did close one lane of US-1 for a couple hours. We’re told the officer had lacerations to his head and was taken to urgent care. The driver of the car was not injured.