MI Trooper Hospitalized After Patrol Car Hit by Truck

Investigators say the patrol car was parked on the eastbound lanes of the freeway near Lawrence in Van Buren County while troopers investigated an earlier crash.

A Michigan State Police trooper had to be cut out of his patrol car Friday after it was hit by a truck. (Photo: MSP)A Michigan State Police trooper had to be cut out of his patrol car Friday after it was hit by a truck. (Photo: MSP)

A Michigan State Police trooper was hospitalized after a semi-truck slammed into the back of his patrol car stopped along I-94 Friday morning.

Investigators say the patrol car was parked on the eastbound lanes of the freeway near Lawrence in Van Buren County while troopers investigated an earlier crash. The semi-truck slammed into the back of the patrol car, ABC12 reports.

Firefighters had to cut the trooper out of the wreckage using hydraulic rescue tools. The trooper was rushed to an area hospital, where he received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

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