Florida Highway Patrol says trooper hit by car on I-95

HOBE SOUND, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Highway Patrol says a trooper has been seriously injured while investigating a crash along Interstate 95.

Lt. Alvaro Feola says the trooper was standing in a northbound lane early Monday when he was struck by a car.

Feola says the trooper was taken as a “trauma alert” to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach.

The trooper’s name hasn’t been released. No additional details were available.