State Patrol: Impaired Driver Crashes On Highway 61, Injuring Baby

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – State Patrol says an impaired driver will face charges after a crash that injured a 9-month-old baby.

The single vehicle crash occurred just after 7 p.m. Saturday on Highway 61 at County Road 96 in White Bear Lake.

The driver and the baby were transported to Regions Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to State Patrol.

State Patrol said the driver will be charged with driving while impaired and possibly criminal vehicular operation because of the child's injuries.