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Woman suspected of drunk driving hits MSP cruiser on the scene of another accident

Posted at 3:16 PM, Mar 01, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-01 16:31:19-05

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A 22-year-old driver was arrested for alleged drunk driving and hitting a Michigan State Police patrol car early Sunday morning.

MSP troopers were on the scene of a vehicle crash in Detroit on southbound M-10 near W. Chicago. Troopers were providing a traffic screen to protect the crash scene, according to investigators.

A 22-year-old woman driving a 2008 Mazda hit the patrol car around 3:50 a.m. The woman then fled the scene but was located and arrested a short time later.

The woman failed field sobriety tests and was arrested. Police say no one was injured in the crash.