Trooper struck by car while making arrest on parkway
<p>A state trooper was struck by a car while trying to make an arrest on the Southern State Parkway.</p>
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Dec 31, 2017, 5:29 PM
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Updated 2,571 days ago
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A state trooper was struck by a car while trying to make an arrest on the Southern State Parkway.
It happened Sunday morning near Exit 14 in North Valley Stream. Officials say the incident began with a pursuit around 2 a.m.
News 12 is told two troopers were trying to cuff a Brentwood man when two uninvolved vehicles got into a fender bender.
One of those vehicles ended up striking a trooper.
The trooper was not seriously injured.
The parkway was closed in the area for several hours but has since been reopened.
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