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Indiana state trooper recovering after patrol car rear-ended on Indiana toll road

Indiana state trooper recovering after patrol car rear-ended on IN toll road
Indiana state trooper recovering after patrol car rear-ended on IN toll road 00:31

CHICAGO (CBS) -- An Indiana state trooper is recovering after his patrol car was rear-ended by a drunk driver Saturday. 

State Police say it happened Saturday around 5:30 p.m. on the eastbound Indiana Toll Road near the Willowcreek Road exit. 

The trooper was sitting in his car with emergency lights on while maintenance crews were working to remove a semi truck from the median.

That's when the driver of a white GMC pickup truck crashed into the back of his car. 

The driver of the truck is facing drunk driving charges. 

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