Driver responsible for crash cited for careless driving and open alcohol container.
Trooper Steven Larocco had stopped on the eastbound side of the highway near Exit 8 shortly after 7:00 a.m. to assist a disabled Jeep Liberty between the median and the left lane. Larocco was in his cruiser with his emergency lights on when a Dodge Avenger plowed into the back of his cruiser, crushing the trunk of the cruiser into the back seat and pushing the cruiser into the disabled Jeep.
Trooper Larocco suffered injuries, was transported to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield and later released. The driver of the Avenger, Robert Murangi, 40, was cited for failure to take care in stopping and for having an open container of alcohol while driving.
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