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Monday, July 3, 2017

Trooper Crashed Chasing Racing Cars, Motorcyclist Crashed into Trooper

(Click on the image for the ABC7 report)
A motorcyclist was thrown 25 feet after crashing into a Maryland State Police car that crashed while chasing two racing cars in Forestville Sunday night, police say.
Both the state trooper and the motorcycle rider were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to police.
Maryland State Police say the crash happened on Interstate 495 south of Suitland Road at around 11:30 p.m. Authorities say that Trooper W. Thompson saw two cars racing and tried to catch them to make a traffic stop. Thompson then lost control of his police car and crashed into the median, leaving his car disabled and in part of the first lane of I-495.