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State Trooper hit by car in Chicopee

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Posted: 05/19/12 at 10:10 pm    Updated: 05/19/12 at 11:24 pm
Tags: Chicopee   State Trooper  

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WHDH) -- A state trooper was hit by a car in Chicopee Saturday night.

The trooper was struck on Interstate 291 near the Mass Pike. Troopers say the officer had stopped a driver for a traffic stop. The driver took off, dragging the trooper, before crashing the car.

The trooper is expected to be okay.

The driver is under arrest.

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