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(Courtesy Worcester Police Department)

A Worcester driver crashed into a Worcester police cruiser, totaling the vehicle, early Sunday morning.

On Friday, Aug. 16, the department began participating in the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" program, with over 120 other Commonwealth agencies. The program involves "an intensive crackdown on impaired driving through Labor Day," according to a statement.

The officer was on patrol for the program Sunday when he was hit. Parked in front of 653 Main Street, the cruiser was facing north. At approximately 1:18 a.m., the officer was monitoring traffic when he observed a pickup truck traveling fast, south on Main Street. The truck was traveling over 50 miles per hour, according to the officer's estimation, when it blew a red light, colliding with a Ford Focus traveling west.

"The impact of the collision caused the truck to roll onto its roof and slide an additional 110 feet," according to the statement. "The sliding truck struck the parked police cruiser, completed its roll, and landed on top of the hood of the cruiser in the up-right position."

Despite the damage to the vehicles, there were no reported injuries. The officer was in his vehicle at the time of the accident but was unharmed.

The driver was identified as 18-year-old Jimmy Ngo, of Worcester. Upon interview, Ngo was arrested on the charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, operating a motor vehicle so as to endanger, red light violation and speeding.

Ngo was arraigned Monday at the Worcester County District Courthouse.