Trooper Escapes Injury When Hit, Other Driver Suffers Minor Injuries

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KOKOMO – Monday (3/30/20) afternoon around 2:30 p.m. officers from the Indiana State Police, the Kokomo Police Department, and the Howard County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 931 at Center Road, which injured a Kokomo, woman.

Troopers say that 43-year-old Master Trooper Aaron Schaal, was northbound on U.S. 931 approaching the intersection at Center Road and had a green light when he was hit by a car driven by 62-year-old Debra Atterbury also of Kokomo.

Police say that Atterbury had a flashing yellow turn arrow, struck the police car in the driver’s side.

A yellow turn arrow means a driver must yield to oncoming traffic and can only turn when the intersection is clear. 

Atterbury suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Master Trooper Schaal was not injured. He was on-duty, on routine patrol, at the time of the crash. He is an 18-year veteran of the department and assigned to the Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division.

The investigation is continuing.

Neither alcohol nor narcotics is suspected as being a contributing factor in the crash.

03-31-20 ISP Kokomo