DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Durham police officer had to be pulled out of his vehicle by firefighters after being involved in a head-on collision with a driver who has been charged with DWI.
On Sunday at 3:00 a.m., Durham police responded to an officer-involved motor vehicle crash on North Carolina Highway 55.
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Officer Christopher Stone was in his Dodge Charger heading south on NC Highway 55 when Mikael Young, 21, of Wake Forest collided with Officer Stone.
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Durham County Emergency Medical Services ended up taking Officer Stone and Mikael Young to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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Young has been charged with driving while impaired, driving wrong way on a dual lane highway and reckless driving.
Police ask anyone who witnessed the crash or who has information to contact Investigator J. Rose at (919) 475-4149.