Man accused of driving drunk, hitting Cape police car

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a drunken driver who struck a Cape Girardeau police car Sunday night, police said.

Cape Girardeau officers made a traffic stop at Broadway and Clark Avenue, with two patrol cars parked back to back with emergency lights flashing, according to a Cape Girardeau police news release.

Joshua L. Clark, 36, of New Orleans crashed his car in the second stopped patrol car, according to the release.

Both patrol cars were damaged, but no officers were injured, according to the release.

The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has not yet posted charges for Clark online.

Pertinent address:

Broadway and Clark Avenue, Cape Girardeau, Mo.