Windsor Man Charged In Crash With State Trooper

WINDSOR, CT - An 18-year-old Windsor man was charged following a crash with a state trooper on I-84 Tuesday night. Chad Taylor, 18, was charged with failure to drive a reasonable distance apart, traveling too fast for conditions, operating a motor vehicle with unsafe tires and failure to wear a safety belt, the Journal-Inquirer reported.

The trooper had parked in the right shoulder behind a disabled vehicle and a tow truck with his emergency lights activated in the area of exit 59 in East Hartford.

Another vehicle traveling in the right lane from I-384 west to I-84 west lost control and veered into the right shoulder, police said. It collided with the police cruiser. Both vehicles were disabled and had to be towed from the scene.

The trooper and Taylor sustained minor injuries and were transported to Hartford Hospital. They have since been released.

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