MILAN – The Ohio State
Highway Patrol is asking the public for assistance in locating or identifying a
commercial vehicle that struck a Patrol cruiser and fled on the Ohio Turnpike
early this morning.
Troopers are looking for a white Volvo commercial
vehicle, hauling a white box trailer. Dash cam video revealed the trailer has a
wind faring which spans the entire length of the trailer along with a black
placard displayed on the passenger side and rear doors.
A trooper from the Milan Post was stopped
with activated overhead lights on the side of the road when the cruiser was
struck. The trooper had just assisted a motorist with a tire change on the Ohio
Turnpike westbound at mile post 122 in Erie County. An unknown white Volvo commercial
vehicle drove off the right side of the road, sideswiping the stationary Patrol
cruiser at 2:02 a.m.
The trooper was inside the Patrol cruiser,
wearing a safety belt and was not injured. The cruiser sustained disabling
damage to the left front, damaging the wheel and tire. The damage prevented the
trooper from pursuing the vehicle.
If you have any information locating or
identifying the commercial vehicle, please contact the Ohio State Highway
Patrol Milan Post at (419) 499-4808 or #677.
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