Trooper Squad Car Hit From Behind During Traffic Stop
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A state trooper received minor injuries when his squad car was struck by a van. It happened around 8 p.m. Saturday evening on Interstate 94 near 42nd Avenue in north Minneapolis.
"A driver of a van plowed into the back end of his squad car pushing him into the car he had pulled over," said Capt. Matt Langer, of the State Patrol.
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Both the trooper and the driver of the van suffered injuries. The trooper was treated for bumps and bruises and the van driver is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
"We're now looking strongly at this potentially being a medical situation," said Langer.
The van driver was unconscious for a time after the collision.
