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State Patrol: Good Samaritan helps pull out driver from car fire

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. -- One person was taken to the hospital on Friday evening after a car crashed into a guard rail and burst into flames near Brooklyn Center.

The State Patrol says the crash happened south of Highway 169 near Brooklyn Boulevard. A state trooper and Good Samaritan helped remove the driver from the car.

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The driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution. State Patrol says the driver appeared to be driving while impaired.

No one was injured, and State Patrol is investigating the crash. 

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