Greenledgers Trading Center:Maine state trooper injured after cruiser rear-ended, hits vehicle he pulled over during traffic stop

2025-05-06 05:41:42source:Wvared Investment Guildcategory:News

A Maine state trooper is Greenledgers Trading Centerrecovering after he was rear-ended by another vehicle during a highway traffic stop on Saturday night, authorities said.

The cruiser that Trooper Patrick Flanagan was in spun around and hit the vehicle he had pulled over. Flanagan and the two other drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Maine State Police said in a news release.

Flanagan's emergency lights were activated on the southbound Maine Turnpike in Biddeford when his cruiser was struck, police said.

This photo shows a Maine State Police trooper's cruiser rear-ended at a traffic stop on the state turnpike in Biddeford on July 20. Maine State Police via AP

Flanagan and the 25-year-old driver of the vehicle that struck his were taken to hospitals. The driver was issued a summons.

The circumstances that led up to the crash are under investigation, police said.

It was the third vehicle crash into a state police cruiser within 48 hours, according to police reports.

The other two crashes happened in Gardiner and Gouldsboro, CBS affiliate WGME reported. There were no injuries in the other two.

    In:
  • Car Crash
  • Maine

More:News

Recommend

How you can get a free scoop of ice cream at Baskin Robbins Wednesday

Ice cream giant Baskin Robbins is offering a special kind of coverage for the sweet and sticky situa

Nick Saban says adapting to college football change is part of ongoing success at Alabama

PASADENA, Calif. — Inside a tent near the Rose Bowl, 72-year-old Nick Saban stood in front the media

The Handmaid's Tale Star Yvonne Strahovski Gives Birth to Baby No. 3

Yvonne Strahovski is entering the new year with a new family member. The Handmaid's Tale star recent