Drunk driver hits SD police motorcycle officer

A suspected drunken driver struck a San Diego police motorcycle officer on patrol in Hillcrest today, but he escaped injury, a spokeswoman said.

The driver hit the motorcycle with her vehicle at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and University Boulevard around 1 p.m., said San Diego Police Department spokeswoman Monica Munoz.

The woman, whose age and name were not immediately available, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, she said.

This story was written and edited by City News Service.

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