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At approximately 2:16 pm today a Massachusetts State Trooper on a motor vehicle stop on Route 3 in Billerica was struck by a car.
Initial investigation revealed that at the time he was struck, the trooper, a male, was out of his cruiser on foot talking with the motorist stopped for a traffic violation. A second vehicle, a 2012 Toyota Prius, being operated by a 53-year-old male from Haverhill drifted from the right lane into the breakdown lane. The Prius struck the Trooper and pinned him between the two vehicles. The Prius operator stopped at the scene.
The injured trooper a 56-Year-old male with 33 years of service was transported by ambulance to Lahey Clinic with injuries to both his upper and lower body. He has been admitted to Lahey Clinic in stable condition.
The investigation is ongoing.
