Intoxicated woman hits unmarked police car, injuring BPD detective

A Bloomington woman was arrested Tuesday after driving through an intersection and hitting a police car while under the influence of prescription drugs.\nMonaca L. Snyder ran into an unmarked police car that Bloomington Police Department Detective Marty Deckard was driving, BPD Detective Sgt. Jeff Canada said.\nSnyder, 40, was driving through the intersection of Second Street and Patterson Drive around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday when she drifted off Second Street and collided with Deckard’s Ford Taurus. Snyder, who was driving a silver Pontiac Grand Am, was cited with disregard for an auto signal, Canada said. The damage to both cars was moderate, he said, but did not give a monetary estimate.\nDeckard sustained an injury to his left arm and refused medical treatment at the scene, Canada said. Snyder was not hurt in the accident.\nDuring an investigation, several prescription bottles of controlled substances were found. Officers felt she was intoxicated and put her through a series of tests to evaluate if she was intoxicated on prescription drugs while driving, Canada said.