A Virginia State Trooper was injured in a crash yesterday afternoon while responding to a call. According to State Police investigators, Trooper Hairston was westbound on US 57 in Henry County , VA when a car pulled out in front of him and they collided nearly head-on. Trooper Hairston had his lights and siren activated at the time of the crash.
The Trooper was airlifted to the hospital in Roanoke, VA, and is in good condition, while the woman driving the other vehicle was transported to the hospital in WInston-Salem, NC and is in critical condition.
This is another example of what happens when some moron drives around in a big rush to get someplace and has their head shoved so far up their backside that they have no idea what's going on. How in hell do you not see a police cruiser, with lights and sirens on, coming at you?
This Trooper is a long time veteran with an excellent record of service and he now lies in a hospital because of the stupidity of another person. I saw the pictures of the crash, and both vehicles were hardly recognizable as cars anymore. The police cruiser burst into flames and Trooper Hairston was trapped inside. Only the quick aid of a bystander saved his life by pulling him from the wreckage.
The woman who caused the crash had to be cut out of her vehicle.
If the woman survives her injuries, she deserves to be charged and jailed for gross stupidity which nearly resulted in the death of a fine State Trooper.