Chisago County Sheriff's sergeant recalls crash caused by alleged drunk driver
"If you're going to go out during the holidays, have a plan before you stick those keys in the ignition," Sgt. Kyle Puelston said.
Author: Heidi Wigdahl
Updated: 6:42 PM CST December 15, 2020
NORTH BRANCH, Minnesota — On the night of December 4, Sgt. Kyle Puelston with the Chisago County Sheriff's Office was working an extra patrol shift — part of the MN Toward Zero Deaths initiative.
Sgt. Puelston was in his squad car on the side of the road near St. Croix Trail and Hemingway Avenue in North Branch, finishing some notes on a traffic stop he had just completed, when a Dodge Ram pick-up truck rear-ended him.