Raleigh Officer Injured in Collision Near RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C. — A Raleigh police officer is injured and another driver may face charges after an early-morning accident.
Officer Dana Farrell was returning to duty after an off-duty assignment at the RBC Center when her car was hit by a vehicle driven by Matthew Stephen Hux on at Edwards Mill Road and Duraleigh Road.
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Police said Hux ran a red light and entered the intersection, colliding with Farrell. Investigators found that Hux was intoxicated while he was driving. He was charged with a red light violation and provisional DUI/DWI.
Both Farrell and Hux suffered facial cuts and were taken to Rex Hospital for treatment.
Officer Dana Farrell was returning to duty after an off-duty assignment at the RBC Center when her car was hit by a vehicle driven by Matthew Stephen Hux on at Edwards Mill Road and Duraleigh Road.
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Police said Hux ran a red light and entered the intersection, colliding with Farrell. Investigators found that Hux was intoxicated while he was driving. He was charged with a red light violation and provisional DUI/DWI.
Both Farrell and Hux suffered facial cuts and were taken to Rex Hospital for treatment.
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