Vehicle Strikes Florida Trooper Writing Ticket

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was seriously injured when a vehicle veered off State road 528 and struck him. The trooper was rushed to Orlando Regional Medical Center with several fractures, said troop spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Montes.

The crash occurred on S.R. 528 near Orange Avenue, just west of Orlando International Airport. The trooper had just finished a traffic stop and was sitting on the motorcycle on the inside shoulder, when he was struck from behind.