REVERE, Mass. — Authorities say a state trooper was among three people hurt in an early morning crash in Revere.
Police say the trooper had pulled over another vehicle on Route 1 south at about 1 a.m. Monday and was still in his cruiser when it was struck from behind by another vehicle.
The trooper and the occupants of the other two vehicles were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with minor injuries.
The cause remains under investigation and there was no word on charges. No names were released.
It is beyond stupid and ignorant to continue the practice of parking police cruisers on the sides of highways. If someone left a dumpster in the breakdown lane and it gets hit by a vehicle, the person who left it would be liable for endangering the public. I feel the same way about cruisers parked in breakdown lanes.
This is just another in a long list of partition injured troopers.
According to troopers who responded to the accident, D'Amato told them his name was Charlie, and said his last name was an expletive. Troopers said D'Amato's breath allegedly smelled of alcohol and his speech was slurred.
According to the District Attorney's office, D'Amato allegedly told emergency medical technicians that he had smoked crack cocaine within the past hour, and EMTs noticed apparent track marks on his arms, suggesting intravenous drug use.
Read more: http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/24059888/2013/11/25/state-police-cruiser-hit-from-behind-on-route-1-in-revere#ixzz2lkF7UQk3
Released R.O.R.!!!!
REVERE, Mass. (AP) -- An off-duty state trooper was charged Monday with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol following an early morning crash in Revere that injured another trooper performing a traffic stop.
Trooper Shawn D'Amato, 43, faces other charges in connection the crash on Route 1 just before 1 a.m., department spokesman David Procopio said in a statement.
The 19-year veteran rear-ended a stationary cruiser with its blue emergency lights on in the breakdown lane and with Trooper John Phonesavanh inside. The impact pushed the cruiser into the vehicle that had been pulled over, injuring a 29-year-old Chelsea man. His name was not made public.
Phonesavanh, who is assigned to the Revere Barracks, called in the crash himself and began checking on the condition of the other drivers.
All three men were taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life threatening.
D'Amato faces arraignment in Chelsea District Court when he is released from the hospital, Procopio said. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer.
D'Amato's service weapon and other department property was confiscated and he was relieved of duty pending an internal hearing later this week. He had been assigned to Logan International Airport.
The investigation continues.
Read more: http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_24596983/off-duty-state-trooper-allegedly-driving-drunk-smashes#ixzz2lm1n5TLz
Another flunkie from Logans' "F" Troop!
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