Third Maine State Police Cruiser Hit in Two Days

Trooper and driver injured in latest collision on Maine Turnpike; investigations ongoing

Trooper Patrick Flanagan's cruiser was rear-ended during a traffic stop in Biddeford.
The impact caused the cruiser to spin and hit the vehicle Flanagan had pulled over.
Both Flanagan and the driver who struck his cruiser sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
This incident follows two other crashes involving state police cruisers in Lewiston and Gouldsboro.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances that led to these collisions.