Minnesota State Patrol trooper crashes with driver going the wrong way on Highway 10

RICE, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash between a Sauk Rapids man and a Minnesota State Patrol trooper.

According to the crash report, 22-year-old Trevor Reiter of Sauk Rapids was going west in the eastbound lanes of Highway 10 in Benton County around 10:45 p.m. Thursday, September 29. The State Patrol squad car was travelling east on Highway 10 with emergency lights and sirens activated, responding to the wrong-way vehicle, when they collided.

Reiter was taken to Saint Cloud Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The trooper, who is a 30-year-old man from Saint Cloud, was also taken to Saint Cloud Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Reiter is being held in the Benton County Jail and charges against him are pending.