Volusia County, FL – All lanes on I-4 westbound near Lake Helen reopened early today after a trooper was involved in a crash around 12:30 AM at Mile Marker 118.
The trooper was airlifted from the scene after being trapped and cut from the wreckage. He had serious injuries and is at Halifax Hospital. The trooper is identified as 48-year-old Jay Spencer of DeLand.
FHP says the trooper was involved in a traffic enforcement on the right shoulder of the interstate when the patrol car was hit from behind by a 2008 Lincoln Navigator driven by 31-year-old Ryan Thompson of Daytona Beach. Thompson had minor injuries.
FHP says the investigation is ongoing and charges are pending against Thompson.
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