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Police Officer on DUI Patrol Hit by Drunk Driver

By Michael

According to a report by The Providence Journal, a police officer in Rhode Island was killed while on a DUI patrol when he was struck by an alleged drunk driver. Officer Michael Troia was parked in his police cruiser on the lookout for DUI suspects when a man who was later charged with DUI slammed into the cruiser. Troia was on patrol specifically for the purpose of nabbing the very type of suspect who would come right to him. He was taken to the hospital after the accident, where he was treated and released. He will not be at work for a few days after the incident, to fully recover before returning to duty, according to the Providence Police Department. Officer Troia was working overtime as a part of the Blue Riptide program, in which grant money from the state?s Department of Transportation goes towards policing potential DUI offenders...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on April 18, 2010 (boomark / email).