Impaired driver hits State trooper vehicle in Port Orchard By Associated Press
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PORT ORCHARD A driver was arrested after rear-ending a Washington State Patrol vehicle early Sunday morning on Highway 16 near Tremont Street in Port Orchard.
A 41-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of impairment after striking the state trooper’s car while traveling westbound on Highway 16 just before 12:30 a.m., the Kitsap Sun reported.
The trooper’s vehicle was parked and the lights were flashing while the trooper cleared debris from the road, according to a tweet by Washington State Trooper Chelsea Hodgson.
The state trooper was not injured. The driver of the other vehicle, a Mitsubishi Lanser, sustained minor injuries and was transported to Saint Michael Medical Center in Silverdale.