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St. Paul police officer involved in train collision leaves hospital

By Nicole Norfleet

November 4, 2014 at 9:47PM
An eastbound Green Line light rail train was involved in a collision Monday afternoon in St. Paul with a police car, disrupting service, officials said. No injuries have been reported. The collision occurred near Pascal Street.
An eastbound Green Line light rail train was involved in a collision Monday afternoon in St. Paul with a police car, disrupting service, officials said. No injuries have been reported. The collision occurred near Pascal Street. (Brian Wicker — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A St. Paul police officer was released from the hospital Monday night after a Green Line rail train collided with his squad car near Pascal Street and University Avenue.

The officer, Pil Jeon, had been taken to Regions Hospital with neck and back pain, officials said.

The collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. as the train headed east, said Metro Transit spokesman Howie Padilla. Nobody on the train was injured.

Jeon had been driving north on Pascal Street, with his lights and siren on, when the car was struck, said Sgt. Paul Paulos, a spokesman for the St. Paul police.

Buses temporarily took light-rail passengers between the Rice Street and Raymond stations until shortly after 3 p.m., when Green Line service resumed in the area, Padilla said.

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An eastbound Green Line light rail train was involved in a collision Monday afternoon in St. Paul with a police car, disrupting service, officials said. No injuries have been reported. The collision occurred near Pascal Street.
An eastbound Green Line light rail train was involved in a collision Monday afternoon in St. Paul with a police car, disrupting service, officials said. No injuries have been reported. The collision occurred near Pascal Street. (Brian Wicker — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
An eastbound Green Line light rail train was involved in a collision Monday afternoon in St. Paul with a police car, disrupting service, officials said. No injuries have been reported. The collision occurred near Pascal Street.
An eastbound Green Line light rail train was involved in a collision Monday afternoon in St. Paul with a police car, disrupting service, officials said. No injuries have been reported. The collision occurred near Pascal Street. (Brian Wicker — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Nicole Norfleet

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Nicole Norfleet covers the fast-paced retail scene including industry giants Target and Best Buy. She previously covered commercial real estate and professional services.

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