A suspected drunk driver who crashed into a Ceres police car had a blood alcohol content level nearly three times the legal limit, officials said Wednesday.

The collision happened on Monday. Ceres police said officers had responded that night to a separate call on Herndon Road.

A police sergeant was stopped in the northbound turn lane on Herndon when another driver was approaching and entered the same lane, officials said. Despite the sergeant activating his emergency lights in an attempt to warn the driver, the driver collided head-on with the patrol car.

Ceres Police Department

Ceres police said the driver, later identified as Cynthia Rae Winkler, smelled of alcohol and showed signs of being intoxicated. Winkler was arrested after failing sobriety tests. Her blood alcohol content lev

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