Crime & Safety
Troopers Crash Into Each Other Trying To Find Drunk Driver In PG County: Report
Two Maryland state troopers reportedly have been hospitalized after one crashed into the back of the other's car in Prince George's County.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Two Maryland state troopers reportedly were hospitalized after crashing into each other while responding to a drunk driving call in Prince George's County.
WJLA reports that Trooper Warren Thompson was flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and Trooper Kamil Kozoil was taken to Prince George's Hospital after the wreck, with both expected to survive.
The troopers apparently were responding to a call of a drunk driver when Thompson collided with the rear of Kozoil's car along southbound Route 4 near Green Landing Road.
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The driver they were seeking was later arrested for DUI, according to the report.
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