Police officer rear-ended while helping driver - Dallas News | myFOXdfw.com

A police officer was helping a driver with a disabled vehicle when he was rear-ended Friday morning.

The officer was called to assist the driver on the DFW Connector Project near William Tate Avenue around 2 a.m. While he was parked on the side of the highway a small car hit his Chevy Tahoe from behind.

The officer was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the small car, 20-year-old Mallory Ford, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.