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Mount Pleasant woman charged in officer-involved drunken hit-run crash

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RACINE, WI (WTAQ) - A 50-year-old woman has been charged in a drunken hit-and-run traffic crash that injured a Racine County sheriff’s deputy.

Denise Olson of Mount Pleasant was charged Tuesday with causing injury by drunk driving, felony hit-and-run, and driving after her license was revoked.

The deputy suffered a head injury, and was treated at a hospital and later released.

The officer said he was crossing a Racine intersection late Monday night when an SUV speeded toward him, made a sharp turn, hit his squad car, and drove away.

Prosecutors said the deputy was dizzy when he followed the woman’s SUV. It drove for about two-tenths-of-a-mile before the hood came up and the driver stopped.

Olson escaped injury. Her bond was initially set at $2,500. 

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