Indiana
Indiana State Police trooper hurt after rear-ending trailer in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) An Indiana State Trooper was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital Tuesday after his involvement in a crash in Grant County.
According to a press release from the department, the crash took place just after 9:00 a.m. on State Road 22 near County Road 600 East.
An investigation determined that Senior Trooper Weston Shanks was heading west on State Road 22 while on patrol. A truck hauling a trailer going in the same direction slowed down to make a right turn ahead of Shanks. The squad car then rear-ended the trailer, went off the road and came to rest in a ditch.
Shanks, a 13-year veteran of the force, was taken from the scene by air ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the truck was not hurt. It’s not known why Shanks hit the trailer.