FAIRHAVEN, MASS. (WHDH) - An environmental police dog was taken to the vet on Tuesday after it was injured when the vehicle it was sitting in on Interstate 195 in Fairhaven was rear-ended, officials said.
The environmental police officer was conducting a check on some hunters off the highway near Exit 18 around 8:25 a..m when their parked cruiser was rear-ended by a pickup truck, according to state police.
The pickup truck driver was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.
The environmental police officer was away from their vehicle and not injured in the crash.
No additional information was immediately available.
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