LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An Indiana State trooper sitting in his cruiser on Interstate 65 was hit by a car that rolled off a trailer.
The crash happened about 7 a.m. Wednesday near the 33 mile marker, which is just north of Scottsburg.
Sgt. Carey Huls says Trooper Jonathan Cain was on-duty in his car in the median of the interstate, when a Volkswagen Jetta being hauled southbound on a flatbed trailer came loose and rammed into his cruiser. The vehicle was apparently secured only with a single strap.
NEW: ISP says a trooper is recovering after his vehicle was hit by a car that came loose from a trailer near Scottsburg on I-65 South. Trooper suffered injuries to his face and chest but is expected to be okay. His patrol car was stopped in the median at the time. @WDRBNews pic.twitter.com/f6joEojUHZ
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The trooper suffered a broken nose, broken ribs and other injuries. The trooper was initially treated at Floyd Memorial Hospital but was transfered to University Hospital in Louisville with a possible spinal fracture.
The driver from Seymour of the Silverado hauling the flatbed was not injured. He did stop at the crash scene and was cited for an insecure load and released from the scene.
Huls says because the car hit the trooper's vehicle, it didn't roll into oncoming traffic, and that likely saved someone's life.
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