Las Vegas cop among 2 injured in crash caused by suspected drunk driver — PHOTOS

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Dsen .N

Las Vegas cop among 2 injured in crash caused by suspected drunk driver — PHOTOS

A Metropolitan Police officer and another person were seriously injured when a vehicle struck them in the parking lot of a Las Vegas grocery store on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (Daniel Jacobi/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A Metropolitan Police officer and another person were seriously injured when a vehicle struck them in the parking lot of a Las Vegas grocery store on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (Daniel Jacobi/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A Metropolitan Police officer and another person were seriously injured when a vehicle struck them in the parking lot of a Las Vegas grocery store on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (Daniel Jacobi/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A Metropolitan Police officer and another person were seriously injured when a vehicle struck them in the parking lot of a Las Vegas grocery store on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (Daniel Jacobi/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metropolitan Police Department crews investigate the scene of a crash at the 7-Eleven store at South Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A Metropolitan Police officer and another person were seriously injured when a vehicle hit them in the car park of a Las Vegas grocery store at about 6.30pm on Tuesday.

Police said the driver was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Police said the officer was speaking with the person when a westbound vehicle traveling at a “high rate of speed” left the road and turned into a grocery store parking lot at the northeast corner of Boulder Highway and South Lamb Boulevard.

Both the officer and the person suffered “serious but non-life-threatening” injuries, according to police, who confirmed the officer had a leg injury. No structures were damaged in the collision.

Contact Estelle Atkinson at [email protected].