PORTER COUNTY, Indiana - Indiana State Police said a driver was impaired when he crashed into a trooper's car in Porter County on Saturday.
The crash happened on the eastbound Indiana Toll Road near the Willowcreek Road exit at 5:30 p.m.
Indiana State Police said the left lane was blocked by a maintenance vehicle, and the trooper was parked near that vehicle with the emergency lights on.
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The trooper was inside the patrol car when it was rear-ended by a white 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck driven by Jeremy W. Lee, police said.
The trooper sustained non life-threatening injuries and was treated and released.
Lee was visibly impaired, police said, but refused field sobriety tests and a chemical test. A judge granted a blood draw, which was done at the hospital where Lee was treated for minor injuries.
Lee was taken into custody.