BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Four Massachusetts state troopers suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a drunken driver caused a chain reaction crash in Brockton early Monday morning, authorities said.
Frandy Jose Ramirez Rodriguez, 26, of Brockton, was traveling along Route 27 around 1 a.m. when he struck a parked cruiser in the midst of a traffic stop, according to state police.
The impact caused the cruiser to hit the rear of a second cruiser, which then struck a 2011 Subaru Forester that had been stopped by the troopers.
Two troopers, a field training officer and a new trooper who graduated from the Massachusetts State Police Academy on June 27 were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton, where they were treated and released.
The 29-year-old male driver of the Subaru was also transported to Good Samaritan Hospital for possible minor injuries.
Rodriguez was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, operating after registration suspension or revocation, committing a marked lanes violation, and failure to take care in starting, stopping or turning.
He is expected to appear Monday in Brockton District Court.
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