The Brief
- Friday, Oct. 16, at about 10:15 p.m., a night shift sergeant swerved to avoid a wrong-way driver on Highway 41 near Hundertmark Road.
- Authorities say the sergeant turned around and stopped the vehicle before it got much farther.
- A 56-year-old woman gave a preliminary breath sample of 0.16%, twice the legal limit, and was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired.
CHASKA, Minn. (FOX 9) – A wrong-way driver on a Minnesota highway ended up under arrest after a sergeant swerved to avoid a head-on crash.
Wrong-way driver stopped on Highway 41
At about 10:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in Chaska, Minnesota, a night shift sergeant was patrolling north on Highway 41 near Hundertmark Road when headlights came straight at him, the officer’s dashcam video showed.
Authorities say the other vehicle was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the divided highway.
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