"Michigan State Trooper Killed in I-75 Crash During Traffic Stop"
TL;DR
Michigan State Police identified Trooper Joel Popp, 39, as the officer killed in the line of duty after being struck by a car during a traffic stop in Saginaw County. Popp, who had been with the MSP Tri-City Post since January 2020, was hit by another vehicle while conducting a traffic stop for a suspected impaired driver on northbound I-75 near Birch Run. He later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. The other driver, an 81-year-old man, sustained serious injuries but is expected to survive.
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- MSP identifies trooper killed in the line of duty WOODTV.com
- Michigan State trooper dies after being struck by vehicle during traffic stop on I-75 WDIV ClickOnDetroit
- MSP trooper dead following crash on I-75 WNEM
- State trooper dies in a crash Wednesday night in Birch Run WJRT
- MSP trooper dies following I-75 crash in southern Saginaw County MLive.com
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