Deputy Hurt in Crash with Police Car

ARP — An Arp police officer has been placed on leave, per department policy, after a Sunday night wreck involving two law enforcement vehicles. According to KETK, Police Chief Craig Robinson says at around 11:00 p.m., the officer was in a pursuit on Highway 135 and Bradford Street when a rollover crash occurred involving a Smith County deputy. While the officer is on leave, authorities will await a toxicology test result, per standard protocol. Smith County Lt. Gary Middleton said the deputy was taken to a local hospital after the vehicle flipped several times. The deputy was treated for minor injuries and released. Middleton said it was not immediately clear how the two vehicles collided. DPS is investigating.