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Central Police officer among people struck by vehicle Saturday night
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CENTRAL - A Central Police officer was among those struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop on Central Thruway Saturday night.
According to the Central Police Department, Officer Tim Gilbert made a traffic stop when he and other citizens were struck by the passenger side mirror of a Ford F-150, which kept driving afterward.
Another nearby Central Police officer stopped the fleeing truck near Central Thruway's intersection with Greenwell Springs Road.
Louisiana State Police booked Dylan Pizzolato for DWI - first offense, careless operation, possession of alcoholic beverages in a motor vehicle, vehicular negligent injuring and passing a parked emergency vehicle.
Neither Gilbert or the people struck were seriously injured.
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