Days from retirement, Duluth officer hurt in crash
Police say a Duluth officer, just days away from retirement, is hospitalized after his squad car was hit by a repeat drunken driver.
Authorities say 50-year-old Sgt. Don Boso was driving an unmarked squad when he was hit by a 25-year-old Bemidji man who ran a red light about 6:20 a.m. Monday.
Boso is being treated for non-life threatening injuries at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. He's scheduled to retire from the police force in about a week.
The accused drunken driver was treated for injuries at the hospital and taken to the St. Louis County Jail. Records show he has previous convictions for careless driving, underage drinking and driving, drunken driving and an open liquor bottle violation.
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Information from: Duluth News Tribune
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