A Westport police officer was injured after his cruiser was rear-ended Sunday morning. According to CBS 12 in Providence, an 18-year-old Somerset man allegedly hit the cruiser around 1:15 a.m. while it was in the breakdown lane on State Road near Route 88. Both vehicles were seriously damaged with the teenager refused treatment, but the officer in the cruiser was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

According to police, the teenager faces charges including possession of liquor by a minor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and using an electronic device while driving.