PIERCE CO., Wash. – A second Washington State Trooper was hit by a vehicle while helping a motorist, 24 hours after another WSP trooper was hit and killed at a crash scene.
The trooper was helping another motorist with a disabled vehicle along State Route 512 in Pierce County early Sunday morning. Trooper Rick Johnson said the trooper was in their patrol car pushing the disabled vehicle off the road when a distracted driver crashed into the patrol vehicle and the other vehicle.
The trooper was hurt and taken to a nearby hospital. Trooper Johnson said he is expected to make a full recovery…