Distracted driving blamed for crash that totaled two Highland Park police vehicles
Distracted driving has been cited as the cause after two Highland Park patrol cars crashed at an intersection.
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Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. Much of her previous career was as a journalist at The Monroe News in Monroe, Michigan, where she held a number of roles including digital team leader, community news reporter, podcast host and personal finance columnist. She also was the radio news anchor for the Monroe in a Minute newscast in partnership with The Monroe News and Rewind 94.3 / Monroe Public Access.
Paula also held digital content roles at NEWSnet and at Gannett/USA Today network, working as digital producer for several of Gannett's Michigan newspapers.
In between digital assignments, Paula was a reporter for the following newspapers: the Toledo Free Press in Toledo, Ohio; the News Herald in Port Clinton, Ohio; and The News-Messenger in Fremont, Ohio.
Paula won digital and social media awards for her work in Monroe; and breaking news and feature writing awards for her work in Port Clinton.
She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina.
Distracted driving has been cited as the cause after two Highland Park patrol cars crashed at an intersection.
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