Bismarck  (NDHP)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a NDHP vehicle was struck when it was parked, on Tuesday at 5:53-p.m., on Highway 12, one mile west of Hettinger.

The news release says, a trooper was stopped on an approach conducting a traffic stop. As the trooper was returning to his patrol car, he observed a vehicle traveling west strike his patrol car on the driver’s side rear quarter panel.

A 2007 Kia, Sportage, driven by 37 year old Chad Wanna, of Laramie, Wyoming  was traveling west on Hwy 12, crossed the eastbound lane, and struck the patrol car, a 2019 Ford Interceptor. Wanna exited the vehicle immediately after the crash and started running into the ditch. The trooper was able to detain the subject shortly after the crash.

Wanna was arrested for driving under the influence, driving under suspension, and leaving the scene. There were no injuries sustained during the incident. The crash remains under investigation by the NDHP.