HARTFORD, Conn. — A crash involving a Connecticut State Police cruiser closed lanes on Interstate 84 early Tuesday morning, officials said.
Police said that the crash happened on I-84 west in the area of exit 48 in Hartford. According to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the two right lanes were closed around 5 a.m. The highway lanes have since reopened.
The cruiser was parked on the right shoulder with emergency warning equipment activated, state police said. A car in the left lane began to hydroplane. It lost control, crossed all the way over to the right side of the road and struck the cruiser, according to troopers.
The trooper was reportedly not in the cruiser at the time of the crash and no injuries were reported, according to state police.
The car driver, a 43-year-old woman from Hartford, was issued an infraction for failing to maintain lane, traveling too fast for conditions, and operating a vehicle without a license.
This is a developing story.
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Jennifer Glatz is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. She can be reached at jglatz@fox61.com.
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