WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A Michigan State Police trooper was injured after a suspected drunk driver hit her patrol car early Monday morning on I-94.
According to police, a trooper was sitting in her fully-marked patrol car with emergency lights and spot lights activated on westbound I-94 near Merriman on April 6, just after 1 a.m., when a 32-year-old driving a Lincoln lost control, crashed into the passenger side door of the patrol car, spun out and crashed into two other cars before stopping in the middle lanes of the freeway.
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The trooper had to be removed from the patrol car by Romulus fire crews and was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The 32-year-old driver of the Lincoln was taken to a local hospital for a blood draw and was lodged. Police said the driver showed signs of intoxication.
There were no other injuries reported, police said. The investigation is ongoing.
“We were extremely lucky that [there] were only minor injuries in this preventable crash,” said F/ Lt. Mike Shaw. “This crash serves as a reminder of two things. One, that if you see emergency vehicles on the side of the road to slow down and move over a lane. And two, there is never a reason to drive impaired. Ever.”