COLONIE, NY (WRGB) – A Malta man faces multiple charges after he reportedly struck a state trooper and a tow truck operator on the Northway Saturday afternoon. At about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, during a traffic stop on the Northway southbound near exits 6/7, a pickup truck struck both a trooper and a tow truck operator who were outside their vehicles, while the tow operator was loading the stopped vehicle.