Ohio Highway Trooper Hit By Car While Going To Cleveland Crash

CLEVELAND — An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper was hurt when an allegedly intoxicated driver hit his cruiser at 3 a.m. in Cleveland.

The trooper was asked to check out a car crash on I-71, near Cleveland, at 3 a.m. While driving to the site of the accident, over snow covered roads, a Kia Sportage ran a stop sign and hit the trooper's cruiser, the Highway Patrol said.

Trooper J.M. Norton, 26, was going north on W. 130th, near Kirton Avenue, in the Highway Patrol's Dodge Charger. As Norton approached the intersection, a Kia Sportage going west on Kirton blew through a stop sign and hit the cruiser, on the driver's side, the Highway Patrol said.

Both the Kia and Charger were disabled after the accident, and were left resting in the intersection. Other Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers rushed to the scene and said they found the driver of the Kia, Dasaree Sanchez, a Cleveland woman, intoxicated.

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Both Norton and Sanchez were taken to Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center for treatment. The trooper suffered minor injuries and was released from the hospital.

Hospital staff evaluated and then released Sanchez, who was taken into Ohio State Highway Patrol custody. She is currently being held at Cuyahoga County Jail.

Sanchez faces charges of operating a vehicle impaired (OVI), OVI refusal with a prior OVI convinction in the past 10 years, driving with an OVI suspension, failure to yield from a stop sign, and failure to wear a safety belt.

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