North Carolina: Highway Patrol searching for ATV riders accused of assaulting trooper

The North Carolina Highway Patrol has released photos from surveillance video capturing two ATV operators allegedly involved in an attack against a trooper. Saturday morning at around 2 o’clock, a trooper was traveling on Highway 153 and saw two ATVs traveling on Highway 153 on the ice and snow-covered roads. When the trooper attempted to stop the ATVs, both vehicles sped away. Highway Patrol say the officer followed the suspects to a location near 300 Harmony Lane, where the ATVs were forced to stop near a dead end. When the trooper exited his vehicle and identified himself, one of the ATVs sped toward the trooper and struck him in the leg.