MINNEAPOLIS — A man was seriously injured in Minneapolis' Audubon Park neighborhood Saturday night after police said he crashed his motorcycle into the passenger side of a squad car.
According to police, an MPD officer in a marked squad car was turning left from Central Avenue Northeast onto 28th Avenue Northeast around 9:30 p.m. when the collision happened.
Police said the adult male on the motorcycle had potentially life-threatening injuries and was taken by ambulance to Hennepin Healthcare. The officer had apparent non-life-threatening injuries, officials said and was also hospitalized.
No further details have been provided by authorities about either victim.
Preliminary information from police indicates the motorcyclist was driving fast when he hit the squad. A witness told police the motorcycle's lights weren't turned on.
Investigators said they suspect the motorcyclist was under the influence. A warrant for a blood draw was executed due to suspicion of a DUI, police said.
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