Crime & Safety
Maryland State Police Trooper Flown to Shock Trauma After Car Accident
The officer was released with non-life threatening injuries Sunday morning.
A Maryland State Police trooper was flown by helicopter to Maryland Shock Trauma shortly after midnight after crashing his vehicle into a concrete Jersey barrier on southbound I-95 at the 695 exit near White Marsh.
The unidentified officer reported experiencing chest pains following the 11:55 p.m. accident Saturday. But he was released Sunday morning with non-life threatening injuries, said Sgt. Patrick McAllister, a state police duty officer.
The accident is still under investigation, McAllister said.
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