20080201 Maryland State Trooper Injured While on Patrol

20080201 Maryland State Trooper Injured While on Patrol

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2008

STATE TROOPER INJURED WHILE ON PATROL

(Westminster, MD) – A Maryland State Trooper was critically injured this morning after his patrol car loses traction and overturns.

Trooper Kendell L. Clagg, 35, assigned to the Westminster Barrack in Carroll County, suffered massive facial and brain injuries after the patrol vehicle he was driving slid out of control, hit a utility pole, and landed on a concrete porch of a residence home in Hampstead. Trooper Clagg was flown by State Police helicopter, ‘Trooper 3’, to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with injuries deemed serious at the time of the crash.

Shortly after 1:30 a.m., Trooper Clagg was traveling southbound on Route 30, Hanover Pike, north of Hampstead. Since he was in the vicinity, Maryland State Police believe he was responding to a lookout for a vehicle that was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed. As he reached Greenmount Church Road, the trooper’s patrol vehicle lost control, resulting in the crash. There are no other reported injuries.

Trooper Clagg has been upgraded from critical to stable condition. The Maryland State Police CRASH Team responded to assist with the investigation.

Investigation continues…

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