DUXBURY, MA : 2 hospitalized following crash involving state police cruiser in Duxbury on Friday, 2nd August 2019

Two people were hospitalized following a crash involving a state police cruiser in Duxbury early Friday morning.

Emergency crews responding to the area of exit 11 on Route 3 southbound around 12:15 a.m. learned that a pickup truck had struck the cruiser from behind in the breakdown lane, state police said.

The trooper inside the cruiser and the 51-year-old operator of the second vehicle involved were transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Plymouth with non-life-threatening injuries.

The police cruiser sustained damage to the rear, while the pickup truck was found badly damaged in a ditch.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation; however, state police say the pickup truck driver did not show evidence of alcohol or drug impairment.

The Norwell man is expected to be cited for motor vehicle violations.

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