Maryland State Trooper Injured in Work Zone Crash, Pursuing Impaired and Wrong-Way Drivers on I-495 and U.S. 131
TL;DR
A Maryland State Police trooper was rear-ended by a suspected impaired driver in a work zone area along Interstate 495. The trooper was on a traffic detail with his emergency lights activated when the driver in a white Mercedes SUV struck his patrol vehicle. The trooper was transported to Shock Trauma with non-life threatening injuries, while the suspected impaired driver was transported to Suburban Hospital with unknown injuries. Charges against the driver are pending.
- Maryland State Police trooper rear-ended in I-495 work zone by suspected impaired driver: officials FOX 5 DC
- Maryland state trooper, allegedly impaired driver injured in crash on I-495 in Silver Spring WTOP
- Trooper hit during pursuit of wrong-way driver on US-131 WOODTV.com
- Maryland State Trooper Taken to Hospital After Parked Cruiser Struck on Beltway NBC4 Washington
- MSP trooper involved in crash pursuing wrong-way driver on U.S. 131 MLive.com
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