WATCH: SUV Driven By Avon Man Slams Into Police Cruiser: Police

HARTFORD, CT — State police Tuesday announced they have cited the motorist involved in a collision Sunday on Interstate 84 in Hartford in which a state police cruiser was hit, injuring an officer.

In addition, state police released vehicle camera footage of the sport utility vehicle losing control on the highway and slamming into the rear of the police vehicle.

According to the accident report, which was released late Tuesday morning, police cited Matthew Christopher Frey, 20, of Haynes Road, Avon, in connection with the collision.

Frey was cited for: traveling too fast for conditions; failure to maintain a lane; and failure to move over, according to the report.

The accident happened at 7:07 a.m. on I-84 east near Exit 50, police said.

Footage provide by police Tuesday showed the 2005 Suburu Forester being driven by Frey losing control, then slamming sideways into the rear of the police vehicle.

Frey and a passenger from Avon were not hurt in the accident, according to police.

State police trooper Sarah O. Lawton, 24, of Middletown, was taken to Hartford Hospital for suspected minor injuries.

Lawton was inside her 2016 Ford Taurus state police cruiser blocking the highway to tend to an accident involving a 2015 Ford Explorer being driven by a 33-year-old New Britain woman.

According to the accident report, the Suburu being driven by Frey was traveling in the center lane of the highway and lost control rounding a curve.

This prompted the Suburu to hit the back of the stopped police vehicle, which then slammed into the then-unoccupied Ford Explorer.

All three vehicles had to be towed from the scene.

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