July 27, 2010

Another Mass. trooper hit by car on duty

Mass. police have launched a campaign telling motorists to slow down and change lanes when passing emergency vehicles

The Lowell Sun

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Another Massachusetts state trooper has been hit by a car while on traffic patrol.

Police say Trooper Paul Gifford was outside his cruiser in New Bedford early Sunday morning when a driver who was allegedly drunk ran over his foot.

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Gifford was not seriously injured and returned to duty. The driver was arrested.

The incident was the sixth in recent weeks in which a trooper was struck by a vehicle.

State police spokesman David Procopio says the spate of incidents underscores the dangers police officers face from passing cars.

State police have launched a public awareness campaign about a state law that requires motorists to slow down and move to a different lane if possible when passing an emergency vehicle.

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