LOWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - A trooper was hospitalized after a suspected drunken driver hit his state police cruiser on Interstate 495 northbound in Lowell late Thursday night.
The driver rear-ended the fully-marked cruiser by Exit 91 around 11:50 p.m. while the 25-year-old trooper was inside the vehicle investigating a prior crash, according to state police.
The trooper was transported to Lowell General Hospital for treatment of a minor injury. He has since been released.
The operator of the vehicle that struck the cruiser, identified as John Cerrato, 25, of Chelsea, was taken into custody, state police said.
He is slated to be arraigned Friday in Lowell District Court on charges of operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to move over for an emergency vehicle, speeding, and marked lanes violation.
No additional information was immediately available.
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