Fifteen days after a 41-year-old East Hartford police officer in a cruiser was struck by a pickup, he remains hospitalized and in critical condition.
Todd Lentocha, a five-year veteran of the East Hartford police department, was parked on the side of Route 2 around 12:30 a.m., working on a case, when Robert Lucky's pickup hit the cruiser and pushed it across the highway, police said.
Lentocha suffered a head injury and went through surgery at Hartford Hospital, where he remains.
Lucky, 49, of New Haven, was not hurt, according to a news release from state police. He is cooperating with police.
Witnesses should call Trooper First Class S. Menard at 860-534-1000.
A fund for the officer has been set up:
Officer Todd Lentocha Fund
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East Hartford Federal Credit Union
92 Pitkin Street
East Hartford, CT 06108
