A New Jersey State Trooper was injured when his cruiser was struck during a traffic stop on the Garden State Parkway Sunday morning.

Garden State Parkway crossed over Route 72 in Manahawkin
Garden State Parkway crosses over Route 72 in Manahawkin (NJ DOT)
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NBC 10 reports the officer was speaking with the driver of a Nissan he had pulled over on the northbound side around Exit 63 (Route 72) in Manahawkin when another car hit the cruiser, pushing it into the Nissan around 8:30 a.m. The officer and two others were injured.

The road was closed for a time as a medical helicopter was brought in to take two of the injured to Atlantic City Trauma Center.

The incident remains under investigation.

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