GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Several minor injuries were reported after a Michigan State Police (MSP) trooper was involved in a crash last month.
We’re told the trooper responded to reports of a motorist driving the wrong way on US-131 in Grand Rapids on May 20 at around 11 p.m.
MSP says the trooper attempted to slow traffic near Hall Street while trying to catch the suspect vehicle when the suspect passed his cruiser.
The trooper was under the impression that traffic was stopped, so he tried to execute a U-turn, according to MSP. His cruiser was then hit by a northbound vehicle, and then a second car rear-ended the first.
We’re told the cruiser’s emergency lights were activated during the incident.
The trooper was unharmed, but the wrong-way driver took off. Their identity remains unknown.
The crash is currently under investigation.
