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Traffic stop leads to damaged patrol car & an OWI arrest

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July 3rd, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Fremont County, Iowa) – A traffic stop Saturday on Interstate 29 northbound near Percival, resulted in an arrest, after the driver of the vehicle stopped on the traveled portion of the road, and then backed his vehicle-up, striking a parked Fremont County Sheriff’s Department patrol car. Neither the deputy nor the driver sustained injury.

The Sheriff’s Office said on social media, that deputies we’re called to Interstate 29 for a report of a possible intoxicated driver. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle, near the 17 mile marker on I-29.

Fremont County S/O photo

The driver was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol for Operating While Intoxicated. Both vehicles sustained damage. The Iowa State Patrol is investigating. The name of the suspect driver was not immediately released.