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Woman causes havoc while illegally operating construction crane

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By Keith Edwards - bio | email

Rusk County (WQOW) - A woman is arrested in Rusk County for causing damage with a construction crane.

Investigators say April Schmidt went to a construction site in Bruce Thursday night and told some employees she wanted to work there.  They sent her on her way but say she returned and climbed onto a crane truck and started pulling levers and operating the boom.

It's not clear if she was trying to display her skills but she ended up hitting a truck with the boom and causing extensive damage. A worker in the cab of the truck had to take action to avoid being hit.

Police pulled Schmidt over in her car a short time later. They say she resisted arrest and became combative at the hospital during treatment for minor cuts and scrapes.  

Schmidt was arrested for drunk driving, endangering safety and other charges.

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