Cloquet, MN : Squad car involved in head-on collision in Cloquet on Friday, December 26, 2014

A Carlton County sheriff’s deputy was involved in a head-on collision early Friday when the squad car he was driving collided with another vehicle at the intersection of County Road 7 and Spring Lake Road.

The officer, Robert Lucas, 48, and the driver of the other vehicle, 30-year-old Jennifer Coy, were taken to Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet with non-life-threatening injuries, the Minnesota State Patrol reported.

The accident occurred just before 7 a.m. The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene.

According to the Patrol, Lucas was westbound on County Road 7 — also known as Big Lake Road — when his Dodge Charger collided with Coy’s Chevy Blazer, which had been traveling south on Spring Lake Road. The squad car was totaled, while the Blazer was moderately damaged, the Patrol reported.

The Patrol is investigating the incident.

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Carlton Co. sheriff's deputy involved in head-on collision