Driver arrested for DWI after hitting cop car while officer writes warning ticket to another motorist

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hitting an empty cop car while the officer is writing someone else a ticket must be among the dumbest things of which a mammal with opposed thumbs is capable.

A Brooklyn Park police officer was injured Monday night when a suspected drunk driver hit her squad car during a traffic stop.

Officer Bandy Gelle was on the shoulder talking with a driver she pulled over around 10:00 p.m. on the 8600 block of Sane Avenue when a pickup truck hit the back of the squad car, which was pushed into the other car.

Gelle was only hit in the leg, avoiding serious injury. She is back on the job, though encouraged to take a few days off. The driver of the pulled over car was treated for injuries at the scene.

Robert Donald Vessey, 37, of Andover, was arrested and booked for criminal vehicular operation, third degree DWI, and third degree DWI alcohol concentration over .20. All three charges are gross misdemeanors. Vessey’s first court appearance was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

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