Arlington police released a video showing a wrong-way driver nearly hitting a police vehicle head-on.
Dash camera video shows police driving northbound on Cooper Street on the night of July 9 when a speeding vehicle appears to cross over the median and almost hit the patrol car head-on.
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Police said the driver then slammed into a vacant building. As the officer pulled into the parking lot, a man can be seen running from the crash on foot.
Officers arrested the driver and he was charged with DWI, according to Arlington police.
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Police released the video in order to show the dangers of impaired driving.