Nipomo 18-year-old arrested on DUI charges after hitting police car on Hwy. 1
The 18-year-old woman who struck a police car early Sunday in an alleged DUI incident has been identified as Miranda A. Miranda of Nipomo.
According to the CHP, a Guadalupe police officer taking a male suspect to Santa Barbara County Jail was struck head-on about 2:15 a.m. Sunday as he was driving south on Highway 1 south of Brown Road.
The officer spotted an oncoming pickup truck traveling north in the southbound lane and attempted to evade it while also applying the brakes.
The driver of the truck, Miranda, also swerved and the two cars collided head-on.
Miranda was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving with a presumptive blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, police said. She reportedly received minor injuries.
The officer was taken to Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria for treatment of injuries to his face, hands, arms, knees and abdomen.
He was later released and is expected to fully recover, the CHP said.
The male suspect in the back of the vehicle was extricated and taken to Marian Regional Medical Center for injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, police said.
Santa Barbara-based news website Noozhawk.com contributed to this report.
This story was originally published December 12, 2016 at 11:58 AM with the headline "Nipomo 18-year-old arrested on DUI charges after hitting police car on Hwy. 1."