Head-on DWI crash critically injures two on Hwy. 61
Two drivers were critically injured in a head-on crash on Highway 61 near Aspen Lane in White Bear Township just before 1 a.m. Saturday, and a 25-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of DWI.[1]
The collision involved a northbound Honda CRV and a southbound Toyota RAV4 that struck head-on or nearly so, officials said.[1] Both drivers were taken to area hospitals in critical condition, and the 25-year-old Toyota driver was booked on suspicion of DWI-criminal vehicular operation before being released to hospital care pending blood-test confirmation and any formal charges.[1]
Just before 1 a.m. Saturday, emergency crews responded to northbound Highway 61 near Aspen Lane in White Bear Township and began an investigation into the cause of the wreck.[1]
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- Crash occurred just before 1 a.m. Saturday on northbound Highway 61 near Aspen Lane in White Bear Township.
- Vehicles involved were a northbound Honda CRV and a southbound Toyota RAV4 that collided head-on or nearly so.
- The 25-year-old Toyota driver was arrested on suspicion of DWI–criminal vehicular operation but released to hospital care pending blood-test confirmation and formal charges.
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