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Manitoba woman arrested for impaired driving after smashing into vehicles and pulling knife

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Nobody was seriously hurt after a Manitoba woman, who police say was impaired, collided with three vehicles and pulled out a knife at witnesses trying to help.

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The crash happened at the intersection of the North Perimeter and Highway 6 around 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Witnesses told police a vehicle was heading west on Highway 6, missed the exit heading north, and proceeded to drive through the ditch.

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That car then hit three stopped vehicles at the intersection.

When witnesses stepped in to help, that’s when the woman pulled out the knife.

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She was arrested for impaired driving and refused to provide samples of her breath when she was taken back to the RCMP detachment.

A 43-year-old man and 48-year-old woman, both drivers in the vehicles that were hit, suffered non life-threatening injuries.

A 31-year-old woman from Easterville faces charges of Refusal to Comply with a Demand in an Accident Resulting in Bodily Harm and Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose.

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