A Nebraska State Patrol trooper is injured in a Saline County crash.
The Nebraska State Patrol says the trooper was injured Wednesday morning when his patrol unit was struck by another vehicle near Dorchester.
NSP says just before 7:00 Wednesday morning, a trooper was on regular patrol on Highway 15 when another vehicle, a Dodge Ram 1500, crossed the center line and struck the front, driver’s side of the trooper’s Ford F-250 patrol unit.
Investigators say both drivers were injured in the crash. NSP says the trooper was able to exit his patrol unit and begin providing care to the other driver before responding units arrived at the scene.
The trooper and driver of the Dodge Ram were transported to the hospital in Crete with non-life-threatening injuries. The trooper was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash. He has been treated for minor injuries and released.
The Nebraska State Patrol says they have asked the Saline County Sheriff’s Office to conduct the crash investigation.