A drunk driver allegedly struck four law enforcement officers in Maine Sunday night while the police were responding to a family disturbance on the side of the highway, according to a sheriff’s office press release.
Maine State Troopers Jake Mowry, David Lemieux and Dakota Stewart, as well as trooper recruit Shane St. Pierre, sustained non-life-threatening injuries after 24-year-old Tyler Croston, who was reportedly driving under the influence, allegedly struck them, according to the York County Sheriff’s office. The troopers were reportedly responding to a family dispute alongside Route 202 at approximately 11:12 p.m., when Croston allegedly veered his vehicle into all four troopers.
“Trooper Stewart was treated and released from the hospital with several broken bones in his right foot. Troopers Lemieux, Mowry and Trooper Recruit St. Pierre remain at [Maine Medical Center] and are being treated for their serious but non-life threatening injuries,” the York County Sheriff’s office stated, citing an initial release from Maine State Police. The passenger in Croston’s vehicle, 27-year-old Amber Gedaro, was reportedly treated at the scene.
Croston was treated for minor injuries at the hospital and was charged with aggravated operating under the influence, aggravated driving to endanger and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, WMTW reported. (RELATED: Father Joins Son As He Heads To College, Repeat Drunk Driving Offender Kills Them Both, According To Police)
Croston was out on bail and also charged with violating the terms of his release, the York County Sheriff’s office stated. As such, Croston is being held without bail until his initial court appearance on August 30, the release stated.