LAS VEGAS, NV : DUI suspect identified after Las Vegas officer injured in crash on Thursday, 3rd January 2019

A suspected DUI driver appeared in court Thursday after police said he hit an officer in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Jonathan Kim, 27, was charged with DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm.

According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, the collision happened just before 3:30 a.m. on Paradise Road between East Twain Avenue and East Flamingo Road.

Capt. Nick Farese with Metro's Traffic Bureau said a traffic officer and a patrol officer were investigating a collision that involved a suspected impaired driver. While the officers were finishing their investigation, a second impaired driver, Kim, drove into the scene and rear-ended a police motorcycle, police said.

The motorcycle collided into the patrol officer and damaged the patrol car, Farese said. The injured officer was taken to the hospital for a leg injury. The officer was expected to be okay, according to Farese.

The second officer involved in the crash was uninjured, police said. The suspect was taken into custody and was arrested for impaired driving.

Traffic reopened in the area just after 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to RTC of Southern Nevada.

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