Rookie SFPD officer arrested, several injured in DUI crash

The Brief

  • Five people were injured in a crash in the early morning hours on Saturday. One victim suffered life-threatening injuries.
  • A 28-year-old San Francisco Police Department officer who “recently entered field training” was arrested on suspicion of DUI in the crash.
  • San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and SFPD Chief Bill Scott released statements in the wake of the crash.

SAN FRANCISCO A rookie San Francisco Police Department officer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence early Saturday morning following a crash in the city’s Outer Sunset that left four others injured.

SFPD officers responded just before 2 a.m. to the area of Sunset Boulevard and Rivera Streets on reports of the crash and found the two vehicles at the scene, according to a police department statement.

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