A Minneapolis woman is facing charges after allegedly crashing a U.S. Postal truck into another car while under the influence of methamphetamine.
Katie Sofia-Lynn Partridge, 36, was charged Monday with one count of fifth-degree drug possession and one count of driving while under the influence.
A criminal complaint states that New Brighton police responded to a car crash at Old Highway 8 and Highway 96 around 11 a.m. on Friday.
At the scene, officers found a U.S. Postal truck had crashed into the back of another car.
The complaint said a post office supervisor told law enforcement the driver of the truck was Partridge and added that officers should check her for drug use as there was evidence Partridge was a drug user.
Partridge “performed poorly” on the walk-and-turn and the one-leg-stand field sobriety tests, as well as showing eye movement consistent with methamphetamine ingestion, the complaint states.
During a search following Partridge’s arrest, officers found a white powdery substance in her lunch box. The substance tested positive for methamphetamine, with a total net weight of over one gram.
Partridge denied using drugs when questioned by the police and said she had only slept three hours the previous night.
