Crime & Safety
CT Man Arrested After I-495 Hit-And-Run Of State Trooper
The lieutenant was hit in the northbound lanes Wednesday while assisting the driver of a tractor-trailer.
HOPKINTON, MA — A New Haven, Conn., man has been arrested following a hit-and-run Wednesday morning that left a state police lieutenant injured.
The lieutenant had pulled over around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the northbound I-495 lanes in Hopkinton to help the driver of another tractor-trailer whose tires were smoking, according to the Boston Globe. The other tractor-trailer came speeding toward the trooper in the breakdown lane and then pulled into a travel lane, but sideswiped the lieutenant in the process.
State police later released a surveillance image of the blue tractor-trailer cab. On Saturday, Massachusetts and Connecticut state police and officers from New Haven arrested the 40-year-old at his home in that city.
Find out what's happening in Holliston-Hopkintonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
State police did not immediately announce charges. His tractor-trailer was found several miles from New Haven in Milford, Conn. Police seized the truck to search it.
The trooper injured in the hit-and-run was treated at a local hospital, but was released last week.
Find out what's happening in Holliston-Hopkintonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.