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St. Paul mayor gets rear-ended

Wcco.com reports a woman rear-ended St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman's car about 9 p.m. Thursday. No one was hurt. Police said the mayor's unmarked Ford Crown Victoria town car was stopped at a red light on Summit Avenue when it was rear-ended by a Honda sedan.

Police said the 22-year-old St. Paul woman who was driving the Honda had a blood-alcohol content of 0.26 percent, far higher than the legal limit of 0.08 percent.

Startribune.com reports after the accident, Abbie Raymond, 22, of St. Paul was booked into the Ramsey County jail on a gross misdemeanor charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol. Coleman was leaving a forum at Mount Olivet Baptist Church in St. Paul when he was hit.

http://wcco.com/local/local_story_117092122.html

http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1149693.html

Posted by David Shelton on April 28, 2007 4:17 AM |

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