Louisville Officer Struck by Car While Working a Crash; 42-Year-Old Faces DUI and Assault Charges
A Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) officer was struck by a car at about 7 p.m. on November 1 near South First Street and Badger Avenue in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, while working a single-vehicle, non-injury crash. According to spokesperson Dwight Mitchell, the officer was taking the report when a second driver struck him and knocked him to the ground; emergency crews found him alert and conscious and able to walk to a stretcher, and he was taken to UofL Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver in the initial crash was not injured.
Andrew Mapendo, 42, of Louisville, stopped after the collision and was arrested on charges including operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, assault, wanton endangerment, reckless driving and having no operator's license. He is being held at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections and was scheduled to be arraigned on November 2. Police confirmed the arrest and charges in a news release on the morning of November 2.
Kentuckians are also preparing to vote on November 3; Jefferson County voters will decide Louisville's next mayor and who replaces outgoing U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell.
(Source: Louisville Metro Police Department)
Source: Louisville Metro Police Department
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