El Dorado
Police Officer Scott Harwell, who has been on the
force for a little over a year, was severely injured
when an alleged drunk
driver struck the back of his vehicle.
Harwell, 35, was standing behind his unit after
working a car/deer incident in front of the Power
Zone gym when a Ford Escort driven by 24-year-old
Tommy Ray Lacaze plowed into him, pinning the
officer between Lacaze’s vehicle and his own.
Blue lights were flashing at the time, according to
PD sources. Harwell is in stable condition at the
Medical Center of South Arkansas.