DETROIT (WWJ) A drunk driver struck a Michigan State Police patrol car on I-94 on Christmas night.
In a statement on social media; Michigan State Police Second District said Metro South troopers were investigating an abandoned vehicle that was blocking a lane of I-94 near Mt. Elliot around 11:30 p.m.
The trooper was standing outside of the patrol car when the driver of a Ford Fusion crashed into the rear driver's side quarter panel of the patrol car. The suspect then drove away, State Police said.
Troopers found the driver, 47, further west down I-94 with "disabling damage" parked on the right shoulder. When troopers interviewed him, they determined he was impaired. They arrested, processed and lodged him at the Detroit Detention Center.
The patrol car and the suspect's car were both towed.
"We were fortunate that the trooper was not struck by this suspect," First Lieutenant Mike Shaw said. "We continue to ask drivers to avoid risky driving behaviors that cause traffic crashes. This driver not only failed to move over for an emergency vehicle, they were drunk behind the wheel as well."
