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Conn. Trooper Helps Former Polish President Fix Flat Tire

May 11, 2022

While on duty in Tolland, a Connecticut State Police trooper was called on to provide some roadside assistance to Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Polish President Lech Walesa.

By Jesse Leavenworth

Source Hartford Courant

Connecticut State Police Trooper Lukasz Lipert, a native of Poland, helped former Polish President Lech Walesa fix a flat tire in Tolland on Wednesday.

A Connecticut state trooper and native of Poland got a chance Wednesday to help one of the most famous Poles of all time with a routine roadside repair.

Trooper Lukasz Lipert was called on to assist former Polish President Lech Walesa fix a flat tire on I-84 in Tolland, state police said.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been in Connecticut as part of his Ukraine relief campaign. The 78-year-old founder of Poland’s once powerful Solidarity movement is touring the U.S. to champion the refugees who have been killed, wounded and uprooted from their homes due to Russian attacks on their homeland. Up to 3.2 million displaced Ukrainians are in Poland, according to the latest estimate.

Lipert, according to a state police Facebook post, “was beyond grateful for the opportunity to help such an influential individual and briefly speak to him about the history of Poland.”

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