Indiana
2 Indiana State Troopers struck by driver who was allegedly intoxicated
CREDIT: INDIANA STATE POLICE
GARY, Ind. – Two Indiana State Troopers, who had been conducting a site visitors cease on Interstate 80, had been struck by a driver who was allegedly intoxicated Saturday morning.
At about 12:52 a.m., the 2 troopers had been conducting a site visitors cease on the westbound facet of I-80 close to the 8.0 mile marker, authorities stated.
The troopers had been inside their car with the emergency lights activated after they had been struck by a silver 2013 Subaru Legacy.
Each troopers had been taken to the hospital for analysis and launched, authorities stated.
The driving force of the Subaru, 27-year-old Kyle Dickson of Hobart, was not injured within the crash.
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Dickson was transported to the Lake County Jail.
He was incarcerated with a preliminary cost of working a car whereas intoxicated whereas endangering an individual, authorities stated.
The car that was stopped by the 2 troopers previous to the crash was not hit, and no different accidents had been reported.