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Elm Grove Police: Drunk driver injures woman in crash

Posted at 4:44 PM, Sep 21, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-21 17:44:43-04

Elm Grove Police say a drunk driver smashed into a woman sitting at a red light, sending her to the hospital. 

Police posted the video of the crash on Facebook. The drunk driver does not appear to slow down before hitting the woman. 

The crash happened at about 2 a.m. Friday near Bluemound and Moorland Roads. The 21-year-old Brookfield man was arrested for OWI. 

Both he and the 47-year-old Waukesha woman he hit were taken to Froedtert Hospital. 

The driver was going about 60 mph when he hit the woman. 

Police said he blew a .208 breath alcohol level, more than twice the legal limit.