A stretch of the Florida’s Turnpike was renamed in honor of Florida Highway Patrol trooper Patrick Ambroise, who was struck and killed on the Turnpike in May 2010.
What to Know
- A Florida Highway Patrol news release says the crash occurred Monday afternoon on Interstate 4 near Sanford.
- Authorities say Ryan Hithersay got out of his vehicle, walked back toward the patrol car and told the trooper that he struck him on purpose.
- Hithersay was arrested and charged with aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.
Authorities say a Florida man purposefully crashed his car into a state trooper's patrol vehicle.
A Florida Highway Patrol news release says the crash occurred Monday afternoon on Interstate 4 near Sanford, between Orlando and Daytona Beach.
Highway Patrol says the trooper was parked on the shoulder and finishing paperwork when 38-year-old Ryan John Hithersay left the roadway and rammed the left side of the trooper's car.
Authorities say Hithersay got out of his vehicle, walked back toward the patrol car and told the trooper that he struck him on purpose. Authorities didn't say whether Hithersay gave a reason for the crash.
Hithersay was arrested and charged with aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer. Jail records didn't list an attorney.
The trooper was hospitalized as a precaution.
