Semi-truck hits police cruiser on Interstate 80, Mercer County PA


A semi-truck struck a police cruiser on Interstate 80 eastbound near the 231/232 mile markers in Liberty/Hubbard Township. The semi-truck did not stop immediately but has since stopped nearby. The trooper was not injured, but the police car was damaged. Other units are responding to the scene.
Audio|Source: Mercer County Fire / EMS, Trumbull and Mahoning Counties Fire, EMS / Police
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Transcript:
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OSP was out taking a rollover.
00:01
Their cruiser was just struck by a semi.
00:04
Unknown description it continued on, did not pull over.
00:07
He can head up that way.
00:09
A.E. He's down from the 231.
00:11
Trooper's okay, but the car's damaged.
00:15
Oh, city cop.
00:17
2121 cup.
00:23
So I share that with PSP, please.
00:26
Okay, not a hit skip on seat.
00:30
Revise?
00:33
You advise the semi-stop?
00:36
Right.
00:38
Okay.
00:44
City and Township units are semi-apparently stopped, so it's not a hit and run on that, but if you can still continue up that way.
00:54
City copy where exactly do you stop at?
00:58
I believe it may be near the 232-ish side I'm not exactly sure.
01:05
Okay.
01:07
On ship copy.
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Or wherever that semi's at and then I need somebody to go back with the trooper's car that's smashed and stay with him until we get another trooper there.
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I-80, Pennsylvania
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