Brian Hamacher

Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Hit by Car On I-95

The Florida Highway Patrol says a trooper has been seriously injured while investigating a crash along Interstate 95.

Lt. Alvaro Feola says the trooper, 31-year-old Mithil V. Patel, was standing in a northbound lane early Monday when he was struck by a car.

Feola says Patel was taken as a "trauma alert" to St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. No additional details were available.

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