ROWAN COUNTY, N.C.-- A NC State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) Trooper is recovering after being hit by an ATV drive early Saturday morning. The trooper also fired shots to keep from being hit a second time by the driver.
According to NCSHP, the incident happened around 2:00 a.m., in Rowan County, after the trooper saw the ATV driving along on NC 153 and tried to pull it over. After stopping the vehicle, which had a driver and another passenger on it, is when things got scary for the officer.
The driver pulled onto Harmony Lane, located in subdivision in China Grove. The trooper got out of his patrol car and while approaching the ATV, the drive drove towards him at a high rate of speed and hit him. The driver turned the ATV around and sped towards the trooper a second time, at which time the officer pulled his gun and fired several shots in the direction of the ATV, NCSHP confirms.
Both people on the ATV fled the scene.
The Trooper was taken to Carolinas Medical Center in Concord for treatment. His injuries are not considered life threatening.
Anyone with information about this incident should call: 1-800-233-3151.
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