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By RIO LACANLALE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

February 25, 2017 - 10:29 pm

A police vehicle was rear-ended by a suspected drunken driver in the east valley Saturday night, according to Las Vegas police.

The Metropolitan Police Department vehicle was hit in the intersection of South Nellis Boulevard and East Sahara Avenue at 7:55 p.m. Lt. Grant Rogers said. No one was injured in the crash.

A preliminary investigation showed alcohol was a factor, and after field sobriety tests were conducted, the driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, Lt. Carlos Hank said.

Contact Rio Lacanlale at rlacanlale@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @riolacanlale on Twitter.

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