Minnesota state trooper among 2 seriously hurt in suspected drunk driving crash north of Twin Cities

Police north of the Twin Cities believe alcohol may have been a factor in a crash that seriously injured a Minnesota State Patrol trooper and another driver Sunday afternoon. 

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash happened at Interstate 35 near 220th Street in Forest Lake at 5:35 p.m.

The Forest Lake Police Department says the Minnesota State Patrol squad had been parked in the median bypass of I-35 conducting stationary speed enforcement of vehicles traveling northbound when the other vehicle, traveling northbound, left the travel lane and struck the passenger side of the squad.

A state trooper and a driver of a Lexus suffered serious injuries and were taken from the scene to get medical treatment, the patrol said. 

Preliminary evidence indicates alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the crash, according to investigators.

The incident remains under investigation.