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State trooper injured after being struck by tree in midst of clearing I-10 of Francine debris

3 weeks 22 hours 32 minutes ago Wednesday, September 11 2024 Sep 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 9:51 PM September 11, 2024 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana State Police trooper was struck by a tree that was knocked down by Hurricane Francine on Wednesday night while troopers were working to clear downed trees on Interstate 10.

Around 8 p.m., troopers said units were attempting to remove downed trees from I-10 eastbound west of La. 22 when another tree struck a trooper. He was left with minor injuries.

The trooper was transported from the scene by another trooper to a local hospital, state police said. Trooper was transported 


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