POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested after he allegedly hit a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper while driving under the influence early Monday in Lakeland.
FHP said Jesus Eduardo Cano Zamora, 20, was driving a Hyundai Accent east on US-98 when he ran a red light. The Hyundai then crashed into a marked FHP Dodge Charger traveling west when it was making a left turn on a green arrow.
The Hyundai collided with the passenger side of the Charger, injuring the 51-year-old trooper driving the Charger and a 25-year-old passenger of the Hyundai.
All parties suffered only minor injuries.
Zamora was later arrested for DUI, no driver's license, possessing open containers of alcohol and running a red light.
