By Associated Press - Monday, March 26, 2018

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Authorities say a suspected drunk driver crashed into two police cruisers in Rhode Island while officers investigated a stabbing.

The Providence Journal reports police were investigating the stabbing of a 42-year-old man at a Providence bar around 2:30 a.m. Saturday when the car struck the cruisers.

Both vehicles were parked and unattended at the time. No officers were injured.

WPRI-TV reports the police cruisers were brand new, and both suffered heavy damage.

Police have arrested the 57-year-old driver and charged him with driving under the influence.

The investigation into the stabbing is ongoing.

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