State Highway Patrol: Trooper injured in crash caused by suspected drunk driver

DURHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A trooper is recovering after being injured during a crash in Durham that State Highway Patrol said was caused by a suspected drunk driver.

On Friday, Trooper D.R. Hudson stopped a vehicle on U.S. 15-501 near Weymouth Street in Durham County when a different car driven by Patricia Canseco Cortes, 26, of Hillsborough hit the stopped vehicle, according to SHP.
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The impact caused the vehicles to rotate and Trooper Hudson was hit and thrown into the road. He was able to call for help before being taken to a local hospital to be treated for minor injuries. He has since been released. Nobody else was hurt because of the crash.

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Cortes was arrested and taken to the Durham County Detention Center where she was charged with DWI, careless & reckless driving, driving without a license and failure to move over for stopped emergency vehicle.