Woman accused of DWI crashes into police car on Long Island

Thursday, December 5, 2019
HUNTINGTON STATION, Long Island (WABC) -- Two police officers were hurt when a woman accused of driving drunk smashed into their unmarked police car on Long Island Wednesday night.

Authorities say 42-year-old Katerina Hirasekova was driving a 2019 Volkswagen SUV northbound on Maplewood Road in Huntington Station at 9:50 p.m. when she crashed her vehicle into the officers' car, which was stopped at a red light.
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She then veered off the roadway, struck a utility pole, and crashed into the gas main of a residential home, police said.



The two uniformed officers in the police vehicle were taken to Huntington Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
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Hirasekova was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.

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