Nevada trooper injured on Las Vegas freeway when suspected DUI driver crashes into patrol vehicle, flees scene

Nevada trooper injured on Las Vegas freeway when suspected DUI driver crashes into patrol vehicle, flees scene

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A state trooper suffered injuries when a hit-and-run driver crashed into a patrol vehicle late Tuesday night, Nevada State Police said. The trooper was investigating a two-car injury crash around 11:45 p.m. on I-15 southbound, north of the I-215 Southern Beltway, when another car struck the trooper's patrol vehicle and then fled the scene. Nevada State Police said the trooper inside the vehicle was taken to a local hospital t…