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Three CMPD officers hurt in crashes, two drivers face DWI charges

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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -

Officers are still recovering in the hospital after being struck by impaired drivers in separate incidents at the same location last night.

The first incident happened  on Saturday night around 11:30 when two officers from the Providence Division Reinke and Wassenaar were outbound on Independence at Eastway Drive working the scene of a vehicular accident when an intoxicated driver, Steven Morris failed to heed the officer's emergency lights and struck both officers.

The second incident happened at about 2:00am when Officer Blue of the Eastway Division was on scene to handle traffic from the previous accident and was struck while in his patrol car by Anthony Pellettieri.

Police spokesperson said that as of this evening, officers Reinke from the Providence Division and Blue from the Eastway Division are still at CMC-Main being evaluated and Wassenaar had been released after being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Morris and Pellettieri are currently at the Mecklenburg County Jail being held on bond and charged with Felony serious injury by vehicle and DWI.  

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