Teen charged with DWI after hitting police vehicle in area where sergeant had been killed
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A Fort Worth police vehicle was hit early Sunday while officers were working a crash in the same area where a police sergeant was killed last week, according to police.
Investigators believe a drunk driver ran into a police cruiser around 5 a.m. on Interstate 35W, according to an email from a police spokesperson. No police were injured.
The driver, 19-year-old Jonathan Gomez, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to police records.
Investigators are still working to gather the details leading up to the crash. No information was released about the call that sent officers to that part of the highway.
The area where the crash happened is near where a Fort Worth police sergeant was killed Aug. 12. Police said Sgt. Billy Randolph was working a fiery crash alongside officers under his command when he was hit by a driver.
De Aujalae Evans, 25, took 10 shots of liquor before driving, eventually getting onto the highway using the Sycamore School Road exit ramp and hitting Randolph, according to police. She then tried to drive off before getting out of her car and trying to run.
Court records showed Evans was already on probation for having shot her girlfriend. Randolph was taken to a hospital but died, police said.
This story was originally published August 18, 2024 at 1:19 PM with the headline "Teen charged with DWI after hitting police vehicle in area where sergeant had been killed."