After Hit-And-Run Injures Trooper NYS Police Seek Tractor-Trailer

PUTNAM COUNTY, NY — New York State police are looking for a tractor-trailer that injured a trooper and smashed a police car on I-84 at 11:45 p.m. Friday.

Police said an officer from the East Fishkill Barracks was monitoring traffic on the westbound shoulder of Interstate 84 in the Town of Kent when a truck struck the patrol car and kept going.

The trooper was transported to Putnam Hospital where he was treated for his injuries and released.

Anyone with information pertaining to the hit-and-run is asked to please contact the New York State Police in East Fishkill by calling at (845) 677-7300. Please refer to case# 9777496.