Massachusetts: State Trooper Among 5 Hurt In Crash On I-93 In Boston
A Massachusetts State Police trooper was one of five people injured after a speeding car hit a cruiser and pushed it into a third car on Interstate 93 in Boston. The crash happened around 2:45 a.m. on I-93, near Exit 18.
Police say a 37-year-old trooper was in his cruiser on the far right side of the road, with emergency lights flashing while responding to a previous two-car crash in the area. The trooper was taken to the hospital and later released.
A 2014 Honda Accord was traveling at a high rate of speed, police said, when it slammed into the cruiser.
A 24-year-old Everett man was behind the wheel. A 27-year-old Everett man was a passenger in the car, along with a 29-year-old man and a fourth person. Investigators say they were not wearing seat belts.
The impact of the crash pushed the cruiser into the roadway, and it struck another car before coming to a rest on the left side of the road facing the opposite direction from where it had initially been parked.
State Police said multiple people, including the trooper, were unconscious after the crash.
The trooper was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with a concussion, a cut to his head, and other injuries. He was released from the hospital on Saturday afternoon.
Initial investigation shows the trooper was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash, even though his cruiser was parked.
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