A state trooper was hit by a car during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Bridgeport on Monday morning.
State police said it happened on I-95 North near exit 30 just after 8:30 a.m.
A Jeep Grand Cherokee and a state police Ford Explorer had been parked in the right shoulder when a driver in a Honda Accord lost control, hit the guardrail and then struck the state trooper and the back of the Ford Explorer, state police said.
State police have released a video that shows the crash and the state trooper relaying that he had just been struck by a car and was down an embankment.
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The state trooper and the driver of the Honda were both transported to Bridgeport Hospital to be treated.
Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.
The driver of the Honda, a 35-year-old Bridgeport man, was charged with failure to meet minimum insurance requirements, failure to move over and failure to maintain proper lane.
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