PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida Highway Patrol car was involved in a crash on US-19 Saturday afternoon. The 27-year-old state trooper was monitoring traffic from the median when his car was hit by another vehicle.
FHP said that a 34-year-old St. Petersburg man was driving northbound on US-19 when he lost control of his vehicle. His car rotated into the median and crashed into the patrol car.
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The impact caused the patrol car to rotate into the southbound lanes.
Both drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to area hospitals for treatment.
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