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Traffic Alert: Overturned semi blocks all lanes on I-95 near I-10 interchange, north of Fuller Warren Bridge
By Katherine Langford
Driver who struck Columbia County patrol car had BAC more than twice legal limit, sheriff’s office says
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
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A driver who struck a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle Tuesday morning after deputies approached his car at a stop sign in Ellisville had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, authorities said.Deputies responded at about 4:26 a.m. to a report of a vehicle stopped at a stop sign at State Road 238 and U.S. Highway 441, with the driver apparently unconscious behind the wheel. As deputies tried to contact him, the driver became startled and drove forward, striking a marked patrol vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office said.Florida Highway Patrol troopers investigated the crash and DUI. The driver, a 26-year-old man, was arrested and taken to the Columbia County Jail. About 1 1/2 hours after the crash, Smith provided a breath sample that showed a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.165, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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