The Brief
- A New Brighton postal worker is accused of being high on meth while being involved in a two-car crash last Friday morning.
- Katie Partridge failed field sobriety tests, and a search warrant showed she had 1.01 grams of meth in a lunch box in her postal truck, according to the criminal complaint.
- She denied using drugs at the scene, and said she got just three hours of sleep the night before, charges state.
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. (FOX 9) – A New Brighton postal worker is accused of being high on methamphetamine while being involved in a crash with her work truck, according to charges filed Monday in Ramsey County Court.
Katie Sofia-Lynn Partridge, 36, of Minneapolis, was charged with fifth-degree possession and DWI (operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance) in connection with the incident.
What happened?
The backstory:
According to court documents, New Brighton police were called at 10:56 a.m. on March 21 to a motor vehicle collision at Old Highway 8 and Highway 96. A U.S. postal truck had rear-ended another vehicle.…