Trooper injured in Thruway crash now back at home
PATTERSONVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Police Trooper that was injured in a car crash on I-90 on Friday is now recovering at home, authorities have told NEWS10.
The car crash reportedly occurred around 12:30 p.m. in Pattersonville while the trooper was conducting a traffic stop on a Honda west of Exit 26. A tractor without a trailer had struck the trooper's patrol car from behind, causing it to collide with the Honda and throwing the trooper over a guiderail, into a nearby embankment, State Police said.
The trooper had been hospitalized at Albany Medical Center for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver and passenger in the Honda were treated for minor injuries at St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam.
Following the incident, the New York State Troopers' PBA reminded the public to adhere to the Move Over Law.
"It is imperative that when any vehicle — be it a state police cruiser, a dot truck or a passenger car — is pulled to the side of the road, other motorists drive with caution and move over to protect those on the shoulder, who deserve to make it home safely,” said the New York State Troopers PBA President Charles W. Murphy.
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