Woman Arrested on DWI Charge After Hitting Police Car

A Huntington woman was arrested Wednesday night after police said she was driving while intoxicated when her vehicle struck an unmarked police vehicle.

Suffolk County Police said Katerina Hirasekova was driving a 2019 Volkswagen SUV on Maplewood Road when she crashed her vehicle into the rear of an unmarked police car  stopped at a red light at approximately 9:50 p.m. The Volkswagen then veered off the roadway, struck a utility pole, and crashed into the gas main at a residential home.

Two uniformed officers in the police vehicle were transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Hirasekova, 42,  was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated. She is  scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday.

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