MSP trooper suffers broken ribs after being hit on I-696

Eastbound I-696 back open at Lodge Freeway

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A Michigan State Police trooper was seriously hurt Monday morning after his vehicle was struck from behind while stopped along a Detroit-area freeway.

Eastbound Interstate 696 was closed near the Lodge Freeway for the crash investigation. It reopened at 10:45 a.m.

MSP said the trooper was at the scene of an earlier crash compiling a report when his patrol car was struck. He suffered five broken ribs.

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