A Chattanooga Police Department officer has been charged with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of a crash and failure to yield after being involved in two crashes Sunday night.
While off-duty, officer Mackenzie Pierre allegedly ran a red light at 4200 Bonny Oaks Drive and hit the passenger side of a vehicle stopped at the light, according to a press release from the department. After the initial crash, the driver of the vehicle that was struck followed Pierre.
When Pierre tried to cross Highway 58 to merge onto Highway 153 north, his vehicle was struck on the passenger side by a vehicle traveling west on Highway 58, according to the release.
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Pierre allegedly showed signs of impairment when officers arrived on the scene and was transported by Hamilton County EMS to a hospital. No one else was transported to a hospital, the release said.