Overview
- Officials say the trooper suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a car hit the passenger side of a patrol vehicle that had its emergency lights on.
- The collision happened Sunday morning on Detroit’s west side near I-96 and Outer Drive during an investigation into a fatal crash and a separate semitruck–SUV incident at a nearby exit ramp.
- The driver who struck the patrol vehicle, identified as a female, refused medical treatment at the scene.
- Troopers determined the driver was impaired by both alcohol and narcotics during an on-scene interview.
- She was arrested and taken to a hospital for a blood draw, with charges pending as the Michigan State Police continue their investigation.