Driver Charged After Hitting Iowa State Patrol Car

By Sam Lane, Reporter

An Iowa State Patrol officer examines his squad car after it was struck by another vehicle on I-380 near Center Point on Saturday, June 30, 2012. (Sam Lane/The Gazette-KCRG)

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By Belinda Yeung

Story Created: Jul 1, 2012 at 7:43 AM CDT

Story Updated: Jul 1, 2012 at 9:40 AM CDT

LINN COUNTY, Iowa - A driver was charged after hitting an Iowa State Patrol vehicle Saturday night. The crash happened on southbound Interstate 380 near Center Point shortly before 6 p.m. The officer, Bradley Bartz, said he was finishing up paperwork following a traffic stop when another vehicle rammed into the unmarked car. Both vehicles sustained significant damage.

39 year old Joseph Gregory was charged with operating while intoxicated and ticketed for unsafe approach to certain vehicles.