New York State Police Trooper Jeremy VanNostrand was in his personally owned vehicle outside of the state police barracks in Glen, NY, when his car was rear-ended and pushed into oncoming traffic, the agency said on Facebook .
Trooper VanNostrand was reporting for duty when the crash happened just before 0800 hours on Tuesday morning as heavy snow was reportedly falling. Two to four inches of snow had fallen in the area of the crash, according to the National Weather Service.