Driver rams patrol car, is suspected of being impaired

Just before 5 a.m Monday, a driver of a sedan rear-ended a Las Vegas police squad car in the northeast valley. The driver fled and drove to Lamont Street, near Cheyenne Avenue, where he crashed into a pole and shrubs. Las Vegas police said the driver was hospitalized and taken into custody because he appeared to be impaired. The officer in the patrol car was not injured but was taken to a hospital per department policy.