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THP: Driver arrested after crashing into Union County Sheriff's Office car

The driver was arrested for DUI, possession of a handgun while under the influence along with various other charges.
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UNION COUNTY, Tenn. — Tennessee Highway Patrol arrested a driver for DUI and other charges after they crashed into a Union County Sheriff's Office cruiser.

THP said the crash happened on Sunday night around 8:09 p.m. on Highway 33 near Hickory Star Road in Union County.

According to the THP crash report, the driver was driving northbound on Highway 33 in the wrong lane and struck a Union County Sheriff's Office cruiser head-on. 

No one was injured in the incident. 

The driver, 47-year-old Alexander T. Neubert of Corryton, was arrested for DUI 1st offense, driving on the wrong side of the road, resisting arrest, possession of a handgun while under the influence, and various other charges.

Neubert is the city's facility services manager, according to the city. No action has been taken against him as a result of the crash, according to the city.

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