A police cruiser was struck during a vehicle stop in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts early Saturday morning.
The trooper was out of the vehicle conducting the stop on Route 24 near exit 106 around 12:38 a.m. when a car struck his cruiser and pushed it into him.
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The driver that struck the cruiser, whom police have identified as 38-year-old Ildo Wilson de Pena, of Taunton, is facing drunken driving charges.
The trooper, Wilson de Pena, and the driver of the vehicle involved in the traffic stop were all transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
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Route 24 was closed but has since been reopened.
