Trooper Returning From Funeral Hit By 'Careless Driver'
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - Colorado State Patrol officials say a trooper was involved in a crash after attending the funeral for El Paso County Sheriff's Deputy Micah Flick.
CSP says the trooper went back to work following the services and was investigating a crash along Interstate 25 on Saturday night.
They say another driver was driving too fast and slammed into the trooper's vehicle.
After paying respects to a fallen brother yesterday this trooper went back to work. While covering a crash on I-25 a careless driver going to fast for conditions lost control and collided with the trooper. Thankfully the trooper and the other driver are ok. #slowdown #moveover pic.twitter.com/4I3YG396ud
— CSP Colorado Springs (@CSP_CSprings) February 11, 2018
Both the trooper and the other driver are okay. It's not clear if that driver has been cited or what caused the crash.