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Woman charged with DUI after crashing into Clearwater Police cruiser

The woman was driving westbound on the Courtney Campbell Causeway when she hit the left side of a police cruiser, authorities said.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Palm Harbor woman accused of drunken driving was arrested early Monday morning after crashing into a Clearwater Police Department cruiser on the Courtney Campbell Causeway.

The cruiser had its emergency lights activated while stopped to assist a disabled vehicle and its driver, according to a police department news release. At around 12:27 a.m., Jaime Fox, 43, drove her sedan into the left rear area of the cruiser, police said.

The entire front end of the sedan and the left rear of the cruiser were significantly damaged.

The officer was transported to Mease Countryside Hospital and was released after treatment, police said. Fox was taken to the Pinellas County Jail under charges of DUI and DUI with property damage. 

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