State Police Cruiser Hit By Runaway Truck Tires On I-84

WILLINGTON, CT — A Connecticut state police trooper escaped serious injury Friday morning as tires that broke loose from a tractor-trailer slammed into his parked cruiser, authorities said.

State police said that, at about 8:40 a.m. Friday the trooper was parked off the highway in a dirt area adjacent to the I-84 westbound Exit 70 ramp in Willington. A set of double tractor trailer tires that had come off a truck hit the rear of the cruiser and smashed the trunk and rear window, state police said.

The driver of the tractor-trail continued driving and had not been located as of early Friday afternoon.

The Trooper attempted to follow the tractor-trailer but was unsuccessful, authorities said.

The Trooper suffered minor injuries and was being treated at an area hospital, star police said.

Anyone with information on the incident can call the Troop C barracks at 860-896-3200.