Blaine officer hurt after being thrown from fleeing Corvette
A Blaine police officer was injured after being thrown from a Corvette that fled a traffic stop around 2:32 p.m. Monday at Jefferson St. NE and Northtown Drive, police said.[1]
Officers had been investigating a property-damage crash when the officer saw signs of impairment and moved to keep the driver from re-entering the Corvette.[1] The officer was partially inside the vehicle when the driver reversed and then accelerated forward, throwing the officer.[1] The Corvette struck a retaining wall, overturned and the driver was arrested at the scene.[1] The driver faces felony counts including criminal vehicular operation causing great bodily harm, driving while intoxicated, fleeing a peace officer and two assault charges.[1]
Officers said the encounter unfolded while they were handling the earlier crash at the intersection, and Blaine police are continuing their investigation into the incident.[1]
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- Incident occurred around 2:32 p.m. Sept. 21 at Jefferson St. NE and Northtown Drive in Blaine during a property-damage crash investigation.
- Officer observed signs of impairment, attempted to stop the driver from re-entering his Corvette, and was partially inside when the driver reversed and then accelerated forward, throwing the officer.
- The Corvette struck a retaining wall and overturned; the driver was arrested and faces felony counts including criminal vehicular operation causing great bodily harm, DWI, fleeing a peace officer, and two assault charges.
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