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Posted: 4:00 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012

Rollover closes Cotton Street exit on I-10 west

Police say driver may have been drinking

By Ruben Veloz

EL PASO, Texas —

One person was taken to the hospital after a rollover crash in I-10, police said.

It happened on the I-10 west Cotton Street exit around 11 p.m. Tuesday.

Police said the man was exiting to Cotton Street when he hit a curb, rolled over, and hit two trees.

The man was driving a Ford Focus, and was allegedly drunk, police said.

Officers and witnesses at the scene told KFOX14 they could smell alcohol from a few feet away.

The man suffered minor injuries and was taken to University Medical Center.

The accident forced police and firefighters to shut down the Cotton Street off-ramp for about two hours until a tow truck could clear out the accident.

El Paso Police remind everyone they will begin a "no refusal" blood draw this Thanksgiving weekend for any driver suspected of drunken driving.

Drivers who refuse a breathalyzer test will be ordered to submit to a blood test or risk losing their license, police said.

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