EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A man was arrested early Tuesday morning for hitting a patrol vehicle in a suspected stolen truck.

According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a report at 2 a.m. of a suspicious vehicle parked near the 700 block of North Powers Boulevard, near Highway 24, in unincorporated El Paso County.

Deputies said the Ford F-250 was parked outside a closed business that was previously targeted by criminal activity. Patrol deputies activated their emergency lights before approaching, and the driver reportedly shifted into reverse.

Deputies positioned their patrol units to block the vehicle, and the driver, later identified as Damian Garnett, 38, accelerated forward and hit a marked patrol car. Deputies said Garnett then ran from the scene.

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