4 State Troopers Hurt After Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser In Brockton
BROCKTON (CBS) -- Four Mass. State Police troopers were hurt after a suspected drunk driver hit a cruiser and sparked a chain-reaction crash on Route 27 in Brockton overnight. The troopers were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment and have since been released.
According to Mass. State Police, Frandy Jose Ramirez Rodriguez, 26, of Brockton was driving a Hyundai Genesis when he hit a parked cruiser conducting a traffic stop around 1 a.m. The crash "pushed that cruiser into the rear of the second cruiser that was ahead of it. The impact then pushed the second cruiser into the 2011 Subaru Forester that had been stopped by the Troopers."
At the time, the Subaru was in the breakdown lane and both fully marked cruisers were in the right lane with their blue emergency lights flashing, state police said.
The driver of the Subaru was also taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for "possible minor injuries."
Ramirez Rodriguez was arrested and charged with OUI Liquor, operating a motor vehicle after a registration suspension, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, and failure to take care in starting, stopping, or turning.
He is expected to appear in Brockton District Court on Monday.
The troopers involved were all men but their identities have not been released.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated one of the charges against Ramirez Rodriguez, based on information provided by Mass. State Police.
