HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut State Police trooper was taken to the hospital Sunday after her cruiser was struck on Interstate-84 in Hartford while responding to a separate incident, state police said.
A trooper had responded to I-84 East in the area of Exit 50 to assist another trooper with an incident on the highway when a Subaru Forester came and struck the rear of their cruiser.
The Subaru lost control before colliding with the cruiser and struck multiple vehicles on I-84, state police said. Dash cam footage released by state police Tuesday shows the vehicle sliding perpendicular on the road and into the rear of the cruiser.
The dash cam then switches to the front of the cruiser, which bumps into the unoccupied Ford Explorer parked in front of it.
The trooper was inside the cruiser at the time and was taken to the hospital for her injuries, state police said. No other injuries were reported and the Subaru driver did remain on scene.
The driver of the Subaru was issued an infraction for traveling too fast for conditions, failure to maintain lane and failure to move over.
The right and center lanes of I-84 East near exits 49 and 50 were closed around 7 a.m. Sunday, and reopened later that morning.
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