Grand Prairie officer’s vehicle hit while helping a stranded motorist on I-30

A Grand Prairie police officer escaped major injury overnight after a passing vehicle hit his Tahoe along westbound Interstate 30 near MacArthur around 3:00AM.

The passing vehicle side-swiped the police car, which sustained major damage, and overturned. The driver was not seriously injured in the crash.

The officer was out of his vehicle assisting a stranded motorist when his vehicle was hit. He was not inside at the time of the crash.

Lanes of westbound Interstate 30 were closed while police cleared up the scene.