2 Troopers Hurt As Car Slams Into State Police Cruiser At Crash Site On I-91 In Enfield

ENFIELD, CT — Two troopers investigating an accident were hurt when an unrelated vehicle slammed into a state police cruiser on Interstate 91 in Enfield Thursday morning.

According to a crash report, at 7:05 a.m., state troopers Matthew Cerri and Christopher Genovese were at a crash scene on the right shoulder of the northbound side of the highway, just past the Exit 47W off-ramp. Cerri was seated in his assigned cruiser with the emergency lights activated and Genovese was standing on the shoulder on the right side and adjacent to the cruiser, according to a crash report.

Suddenly, a 2010 Acura TXS with Connecticut plates being driven by an 18-year-old Waterbury man passed through an area of standing water in the left lane and went into a spin, according to a crash report.

The Acura shot across three lanes and hit Cerri's cruiser, which then hit Genovese and knocked him over, according to a crash report.

Cerri, the Acura driver and his 19-year-old passenger sustained what state police described as moderate to minor injuries. Genovese suffered serious injuries, state police said. All were taken to area hospitals, according to a crash report.

The State Police Central District Major Crimes Squad and the CSP Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad are investigating the crash.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have information pertaining to the collision is being asked to contact Detective Michael Piscitelli of the Central District Major Crime Squad at 860-534-1040 or by email at michael.piscitelli@ct.gov.

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