DUI arrest for Henderson cop driving wrong way on highway

courtesy of Henderson police

A Henderson police officer was arrested early Thursday morning on a driving under the influence charge after he reportedly drove the wrong way on U.S. 95, officials said.

Nevada Highway Patrol received a report about 1 a.m. of a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction on the highway near Durango Drive, Trooper Loy Hixson said.

Troopers located that vehicle just south of Durango Drive and attempted to make a stop, Hixson said.

The driver, later identified as Henderson officer Joseph Lawrance, didn't immediately pull over but did eventually stop for a trooper, officials said.

Henderson Police spokeswoman Kathleen Richards declined to comment on the arrest but said all incidents like this trigger internal investigations.

Lawrance was taken into custody and booked into the Clark County Detention Center, Hixson said.

Lawrance has been placed on paid administrative leave, Henderson spokesman Keith Paul said.