Crime & Safety
Vehicle Rear-Ended Cop Car on I-35W Traffic Stop Before Entering Roadway
The vehicle that rear-ended the squad car then went into the roadway of I-35W and was also struck. Four people were transported to HCMC.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Four people were transported to a nearby hospital after a squad car was rear-ended on Interstate 35W early Saturday morning.
The Minneapolis police squad car was struck while on a traffic stop on I-35W. The vehicle that rear-ended the squad car then went into the roadway of I-35W and was also struck.
Minneapolis police told Patch the crash took place on southbound I-35W/35th Street at approximately 2:04 a.m. Saturday. The officer was in the squad car at the time of the crash.
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Police are investigating if the male driver that struck the squad car was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. A blood test was taken from him and will be sent to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for testing.
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The police response to the accident was extensive, and traffic on I-35W was reduced to one lane in both directions.
I'm sitting in a traffic jam on 35W at 2:30am. There appears to be a bad crash. I hope everyone is ok. pic.twitter.com/MvrBJ5gEhm
— Barni (@freshbrincess) August 27, 2016
As of 3:20 a.m. Saturday, traffic on southbound I-35W near the 36th street exit was still bumper to bumper. Minneapolis police blocked the southbound entrance to the freeway from 36th Street.
Patch will continue to update this story.
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