PHOENIX — An officer was hit by a possible DUI driver during an investigation of a deadly pedestrian-involved crash overnight.
It happened just before midnight Tuesday near 31st and Southern avenues.
Police say the initial investigation involved a woman who was hit and killed by a vehicle that stayed at the scene.
The woman has since been identified as 25-year-old Nakita Lupe.
While investigating the deadly crash, an officer working traffic restrictions was struck by a vehicle that went through the scene. The officer suffered minor injuries.
Police say the driver who hit the officer is being investigated for possible DUI.
He was taken and booked into the Maricopa County Jail.
