FINCASTLE, Va. (AP) - Virginia State Police say they are looking for a driver who struck and injured a trooper and then fled.
State police said in a news release just after midnight Saturday that the hit-and-run occurred late Friday night in Botetourt County, north of Roanoke. The trooper was taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
Police say witnesses reported seeing the white Dodge pick-up truck accelerating to leave the scene after striking the trooper and his vehicle. The suspect’s vehicle was damaged on its right side, including the right headlight and fender.
WSET-TV reports the trooper had been responding to a vehicle crash involving an animal.
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