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JetEyeNite,

Even when officers are doing what they are supposed sh*t happens. Do not give the cops a hard time their job is hard enough and then having to worry about other idiots behind the wheel. This story is from August of this year and it was my uncle (17 year veteran) that was hit.

Vehicle hits state trooper on highway

By Elizabeth Dinan
GREENLAND -- While directing traffic around a storm-toppled tree on Interstate 95 Wednesday night, a state police trooper was hit by a car driven by an 83-year-old Massachusetts man.
According to State Police Troop A reports, two state police cruisers were parked in the southbound lane of the interstate in Greenland at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, both with emergency blue lights activated, while troopers directed traffic around the fallen tree in the breakdown and first lanes.
State police report that a four-door Toyota, driven by William Dillion, 83, of 45 Chase Road, Waltham, Mass., struck the rear of one of the police cruisers, causing Dillion's car to spin out of control and into an area where troopers were working to remove the tree from the road.
Police said Dillion's car then hit Sgt. James White, who was in the breakdown lane, sending him into nearby trees.
The trooper was transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital by Greenland Fire and Rescue, and according to Troop A, had been released by Thursday morning. A state police spokesman said White was treated for lacerations to his head and received "lots of bruises."
Dillion and his passenger were uninjured, according to Troop A, which described the accident as under investigation by Sgt. Timothy Hackett, who is off-duty until Aug. 8.