An obviously intoxicated girl took a University of North Dakota squad car on Sunday, authorities state, driving it from Grand Forks to Crookston where she was associated with a crash so violent the vehicle’s engine broke free.
Driver, 23, suffered just small injuries, as per the Minnesota State Patrol. She was not a UND student, UND authorities stated.
About 8:40 a.m. Sunday, police from UND and the City of Grand Forks were dispatched to an apartment building on campus, after reports of an individual who seemed lost and disoriented. Two squad cars reacted, and policemans from both vehicles searched outside the apartment, then got in the building.
When they came out, the UND squad car was gone, stated Sgt. Danny Weigel of the University of North Dakota police. A witness on the scene saw a lady– believed to the subject of the authorities call– jump into the 2015 Explorer and take off, Weigel stated.
With a GPS gadget, the Grand Forks officers located the purloined police vehicle– headed east on U.S. Highway 2 toward Crookston, about 25 miles away. Grand Forks cops didn’t participate in a high-speed pursuit, Wiegel said.
Around 9:20 a.m., the girl lost control of the stolen team on a Highway 2 curve, careening into a ditch at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 near the University of Minnesota Crookston Campus, according to the Minnesota State Police. The car rolled, and UND authorities photos on Twitter present to a crumpled automobile, its engine laying on the ground.
The female was referred to Riverview Hospital located in Crookston. Alcohol was identified in her system, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Weigel stated the lady is expected to face charges.
Weigel said he thought, but was not certain that keys were left in the taken Ford. The myriad electronics in police cars today draw a great deal of power, so vehicles are often left running to keep the battery fully charged, he stated.
