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An accident involving a Texas A&M student who is accused of rear-ending a Bryan police car just after sending a cellphone picture could have been much worse, police say.

The Wednesday night accident happened in the 2500 block of East Villa Maria Road, where an officer parked his patrol car in the outside southbound lane while answering a disturbance call. The patrol car's emergency lights were on as the officer stood outside the vehicle taking reports. According to police, he heard the sound of a vehicle crashing into his car.

Bryan police spokeswoman Officer Kelley McKethan said it's luck that neither the 19-year-old driver -- who is accused of driving while intoxicated -- nor the officer were seriously injured.

"Could this crash have happened if she were not intoxicated?" McKethan said. "Certainly. Drunk driving and distracted driving are both catastrophic, and things could have been much worse."

Police reports state Texas A&M freshman Miranda Rader, 19, was behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle with an unfastened bra and was hurriedly trying to put her shirt on after the accident. As the officer approached Rader, he noticed an open bottle of wine sitting in the front cup holder.