Crime & Safety
State Police Trooper Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident in Middletown
The trooper's vehicle was struck from behind on I-91 Monday morning.
Middletown, CT - A State Trooper was injured after a car rear-ended his police cruiser early Monday morning on Interstate 91, State Police said in a news release.
A State Trooper was parked in the left lane/left shoulder on I-91 northbound approximately two-tenths of a mile north of Exit 20 with all the cruiser's rear-facing emergency lights activated, State Police said.
The left lane was also closed while the state Department of Transportation was performing emergency guardrail repairs as a result of a prior accident, State Police said.
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State Police say Joshua Rita, 24, of Castle Drive in Meriden, struck the State Police cruiser from behind, which caused that vehicle to be thrown forward and to the left striking the wire rope guardrail.
Rita's car continued and went across all three lanes before striking the wire rope guardrail, State Police said.
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Both men were taken to Hartford Hospital with minor injuries.
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