LOUISA, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Kentucky State trooper and three others were injured Friday during a traffic stop in Lawrence County.
According to a KSP news release, around 11 a.m., a KSP trooper made a traffic stop when his patrol vehicle was hit from the rear by another vehicle.
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The impact reportedly caused the trooper’s vehicle to hit a vehicle involved in the traffic stop.
Around 11:08 a.m., a Kentucky State Police trooper from Post 14, Ashland, was conducting a traffic stop in Lawrence County when his marked patrol vehicle was struck from the rear by another vehicle.
Four people were taken to the hospital and later released. KSP said the trooper sustained “serious but non-life-threatening injuries.”
An accident reconstructionist is investigating the crash. KSP did not say if any charges would be filed at this time but asked people to remain alert when driving.
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“The Kentucky State Police remind all motorists to remain alert, avoid distractions, and move over or slow down when approaching emergency or law enforcement vehicles stopped on the highway. This collision remains under investigation by the Kentucky State Police,” KSP said in a news release.
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