BUCKEYE, AZ — Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say a Highway Patrol State Trooper was hurt in a crash along I-10 in Buckeye on Wednesday evening.
The crash occurred around 7:30 p.m. near Verrado Way when a state trooper was parked in his vehicle on the right dirt shoulder near the westbound lanes of traffic. The trooper was reportedly finishing a report of a non-injury collision in the area and was parked about 20 feet off the highway.
A Dodge Ram 3500 truck hauling a trailer that had multiple vehicles on it reportedly left the roadway and struck the trooper's vehicle "at a significant speed," officials say, pushing the patrol car about 60 feet.
DPS says the trooper was taken to a hospital with possible head injuries but has since been released.
The driver of the Dodge was the only occupant of the truck and was not hurt in the crash.
DPS says the driver, identified as a man from New York, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. As of Wednesday night, he was being processed for DUI and related felony charges.
