The driver fled the scene, but was found a short time later and arrested.
LACEY, Wash. — The Thurston County sheriff was hit by a suspected impaired driver early Sunday morning in Lacey, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Derek Sanders was driving southwest on Martin Way East in Lacey when a car heading the opposite direction crossed over the center line.
Sanders’ patrol car was struck, but first responders say he was walking after the crash. He was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation.
The suspect driver fled the scene, but was found a short time later,
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