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Police Follow Trail Of Vomit To Find Drunken Driver

CHASKA, Minn. (WCCO) -- It wasn't hard for police to find a suspected drunken driver in Chaska, Minn. They just followed the trail of vomit.

According to police, an officer on patrol was in an apartment complex parking lot and observed fresh projectile vomit which stretched out for a significant distance.

Police said it appeared to have originated from a vehicle traveling near the officer's squad car, a vehicle which was now stopped in the lot.

The officer made contact with the driver and two passengers, one of which was the presumptive source of the vomit. Police said that person registered a 0.22 blood alcohol content. He also had an active arrest warrant and was taken into custody.

Police said the driver and other passenger, both under 21 years of age, had also consumed alcohol.

They driver was cited for underage drinking and driving, and the passenger was also cited for minor consumption of alcohol.

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