Minnesota state trooper disciplined after traffic stop
According to a report from the Minnesota State Patrol as reported by the Pioneer Press, Carrie Rindal has been disciplined and will receive additional training, after a traffic stop on New Year's Eve. She performed a "pursuit intervention technique" to stop the vehicle, and after review it was found to be an incorrect way to deal with the situation. Sam Salter, 40, of Hudson, Wis., was driving his children home on Interstate 94 on Dec. 31 when Rindal tried to pull him over for going 70 miles per hour in a 55 zone and an improper lane change. Salter reported took more than a minute and a half to pull his van over. The review board's reported that "the board did not believe that the driver was actively intending to flee the trooper." as reported by the Star Tribune. The report also said that the P.I.T. maneuver attempt did not follow patrol training standards. Salter was arrested at gun point the night of the incident. The report said that she was right to arrest him at gun point because Salter came out of the van "yelling and approaching slightly toward the squad [car]." Salter proposed a $9,500 settlement to attorneys for the State Patrol.