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Back on the job! NC Highway Patrol Trooper returns to work after being hit head-on by drunk driver in 2019

Trooper Johnathan Barnes underwent multiple surgeries and countless hours of physical therapy to recover from the crash

A state trooper who was severely injured in a car crash in Wilkes County is back on the job!

Investigators said an impaired driver hit Trooper Johnathan Barnes head-on on NC 115, back on September 15, 2019. 

RELATED: Trooper Seriously Injured in Crash With Suspected Impaired Driver in Wilkes County

In a Facebook post from the NCSHP, the highway patrolman credits his determination and support from family, medical staff, the community, and fellow officers for his recovery.

Welcome back to work Trooper Barnes!

    

 



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