A Delaware State Police trooper was injured when his vehicle was struck Thursday night when he attempted to stop another vehicle.
Troopers were notified of a woman driving a green Ford Windstar van in a reckless manner on southbound I-95 shortly before 10:30 p.m., according to The News Journal.
Trooper Prices Corner located the vehicle at the Delaware Service Area and attempted to stop it by activating his emergency lights and siren. The driver, identified as Vanessa Wilson, refused to stop and continued on I-95. Her vehicle left the east side of the roadway and struck a guardrail, but did not stop.
As the woman's van neared the Delaware Toll Plaza, the trooper pulled in front of it in an attempt to slow the vehicle down. Wilson finally stopped her vehicle behind the patrol vehicle. She then suddenly accelerated, striking the rear of the patrol vehicle.
After the collision, the trooper took Wilson into custody without further incident.
Corner was removed from the scene by Emergency Medical Services and transported to the Christiana Hospital Trauma Center, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
A search of Wilson revealed that she was in possession of a small amount of crack cocaine. She was transported to Troop 6 where she was arrested and charged.
