LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A driver has been detained after striking a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department patrol motorcycle Friday morning in east Las Vegas, authorities said.
The collision occurred around 8:38 a.m. near the intersection of Rawhide Street and Mountain Vista Street near Russell Road.
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According to police, a Metro traffic officer was investigating a separate crash in the area when a passing vehicle collided with the parked patrol motorcycle.
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The officer was not injured in the collision.
Police said the passing vehicle stopped following the impact, and officers detained the driver at the scene.
The collision remains under investigation.
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