Police: Drunk Driver Strikes Police Cars, Ignites Fire
OSSEO (WJON News) -- An alleged drunk driver is accused of slamming into a squad car.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says the incident happened in Osseo while officers were conducting a routine traffic stop.
They say an impaired driver was speeding and was out of control when they struck one of their squad cars, sending it crashing into two other vehicles, and starting a fire.
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
The officers pulled the impaired driver to safety as flames engulfed her car.
They say her blood alcohol content was 0.13. She was arrested at the scene.
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The Department of Public Safety says, while everyone escaped serious injury this time, impaired drivers threaten the lives of everyone on the road.
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