(Photo / North Dakota Highway Patrol)
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – A North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper in Bismarck narrowly avoided serious injury yesterday after the door of his squad car was hit by an impaired driver.
The Highway Patrol says the Trooper was about to exit the squad during a traffic stop when a passing car didn’t move over and hit the door.
The driver was arrested at the scene by the Bismarck Police Department, they admitted to texting at the time of the crash. Troopers say his breath test measured a .20. They’re facing charges of DUI, open container and driving without insurance.
(Photo / North Dakota Highway Patrol)
The Highway Patrol says the driver has five DUI arrests in the last ten years. It’s the third time in three years the Highway Patrol has had a squad car hit by an impaired driver in the Bismarck area.
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