19-Year-Old Impaired Driver Crashes Into Police Car

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A 19-year-old man from La Crosse is facing two misdemeanor charges following a collision with a police vehicle on May 3.

Jacob W. Schwalbach was charged in La Crosse County Circuit Court with causing injury while under the influence and causing injury while operating with a controlled substance.

According to the La Crosse County Police Department, Schwalbach was driving southbound on Lang Drive shortly after 9 p.m. when he ran a red light and collided with a marked police car at the intersection of West Avenue. The officer involved was taken to a local hospital, treated for minor injuries, and released.

Both vehicles were heavily damaged and required towing from the scene. The crash also caused a stoplight with exposed live wires to fall onto Schwalbach’s vehicle.

Schwalbach was arrested and booked into the La Crosse County Jail. He received citations for running a red light and possessing drug paraphernalia and was released on a $500 signature bond.