Tallahassee,FL : Trooper dead after 2-car collision on I-75 in Alachua County on June, Saturday 17th 2017

A state trooper died after being struck by two cars colliding on Interstate 75 in Alachua County.

According to a statement from Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director Terry Rhodes and Florida Highway Patrol Col. Gene Spaulding, the trooper was outside his patrol car when he was struck Saturday evening.

A report from Florida Highway Patrol said Sgt. William Trampass Bishop had been at the scene of a previous crash involving a car parked in the southbound emergency lane. Bishop was struck when two other cars driving south collided.

The 52-year-old trooper was pronounced dead at a hospital. Officials said Bishop had been a Florida state trooper for 30 years.


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Trooper dead after 2-car collision on I-75 in Alachua County