(Berrien County and La Porte County) - A suspected impaired driver struck a moving police vehicle in southwest Michigan over the weekend.

 

There was a similar scare involving a patrol officer for the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office that same morning. 

 

Berrien County Police said the early morning collision happened Sunday outside Benton Harbor when a Dodge Charger veering over the center line struck an oncoming police vehicle.

 

Kevin Morales-Castro, 28, of Benton Harbor was arrested for operating while intoxicated and being an unlicensed driver.

 

The officer taken to a hospital for treatment was later released.

 

Also during the early morning hours on Sunday, a La Porte County Police officer traveling Johnson Road had to take evasive action to avoid a collision when an oncoming car veered over the center line in the Waterford area.

 

The officer did a U-turn and followed the driver, who police say crossed the center line two more times and was speeding before pulling over.

 

Aniya Dabney, 21, of La Porte was arrested with an alleged blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit.