Officer hit by drunk driver’s vehicle: RCMP

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A Dauphin woman is facing charges after she allegedly hit an RCMP officer with her vehicle while fleeing a parking lot.

RCMP tried to speak with the driver after they saw the vehicle stopped at a business on Main Street at about 2:05 a.m. Saturday. The driver refused to comply with the Mountie and drove off, striking the officer, who suffered a minor injury, RCMP said in a news release Monday.

The vehicle went south on Main Street, then hit a snowbank while making a turn onto another street.

The woman, who refused to get out of the vehicle, was arrested after officers reached through the open window to open the door.
The 40-year-old woman later provided breath samples that were more than twice the legal limit, RCMP said. She is facing charges of assaulting a police officer, flight from police, driving while impaired and dangerous driving. She was released from police custody.