Police: Officer assaulted by suspect while responding to DUI crash in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs police say a woman is in custody after she allegedly crashed while driving under the influence before assaulting a responding officer late Thursday night.
According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), at around 11:25 p.m. on Nov. 20, officers were sent to the 4200 block of Astrozon Boulevard after a single-vehicle crash was reported.
When officers arrived, they spotted two women inside the vehicle. When they ordered the driver to get out of the car, she was "non-compliant," CSPD said.
Police say a short struggle then ensued, during which the driver, identified as Lexy-Rose Aulani Dean-Opunui, allegedly kicked an officer twice.
Dean-Opunui was subsequently arrested and charged with second-degree assault, DUI, and numerous other traffic offenses, CSPD said.
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