NORTH CAROLINA TROOPER OK AFTER BEING RAMMED BY UNLICENSED DRIVER
North Carolina Law Enforcement
A state Highway Patrol trooper was injured Friday morning when an unlicensed driver slammed into the back of his cruiser on westbound Interstate 40, authorities said. Trooper R.W. Goswick was treated at WakeMed for a minor neck injury and was released.
Goswick had stopped a transfer truck for an inspection on the shoulder of the highway between the U.S. Highway 1 and Gorman Street exits. While Goswick and the truck driver were in the cruiser, a truck hauling scrap building materials hit the back of the cruiser, authorities said.
Trooper Goswick had a truck stopped out on I-40. Authorities reported that he had the truck driver in his vehicle with him. He was conducting an inspection. Another vehicle ran off the roadway and struck the trooper's car in the rear.