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Ambulance, LVMPD patrol vehicle hit by suspected DUI driver, Metro says

Ambulance, LVMPD patrol vehicle hit by suspected DUI driver, Metro says
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) has shared information with us regarding a crash this evening involving a suspected impaired driver this evening.

According to Metro, the driver collided with an LVMPD patrol car and an ambulance in a parking lot near the Lake Mead/Decatur shopping center.

A paramedic and LVMPD officer were both hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and their vehicles sustained damage.

Police tell us that the suspect in this incident "eluded capture."

This is a developing story.

Ambulance, LVMPD patrol vehicle hit by suspected DUI driver, Metro says