PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was injured Tuesday morning after a driver rear-ended a marked patrol vehicle, according to FHP.
The crash happened around 7:09 a.m. on State Road 54 at Northpointe Parkway.
Troopers said an 18-year-old Hudson woman was driving a Buick sedan east on SR 54 when she failed to stop and hit the back of a marked FHP Dodge Ram.
The patrol vehicle was stopped at a red light at the time of the crash, according to FHP.
The trooper suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.
The driver suffered minor injuries and was not taken to a hospital, troopers said.
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