Florida Trooper Overcome With Fumes; reportedly stopped men of Middle Eastern descent

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Trooper Overcome With Fumes

The northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike were shut down south of St. Cloud late Friday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol is very concerned about a trooper who became very sick after making a traffic stop.

The people inside the car he stopped drove off after making some sort of threat.

The trooper is being decontaminated in the emergency room at ORMC. He had pulled over a black Nissan on the turnpike. The trooper gave the driver a ticket, the driver laughed and drove off. The trooper was overcome by some kind of fumes, could not breathe and became disoriented.

The driver and passengers are reportedly two men of Middle Eastern descent. The car tag is registered in Cape Coral.

The trooper is reportedly in stable condition.

 

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Trooper Collapses In Osceola; Hazmat Team Called
Northbound Lanes Of Turnpike Closed

Posted: 11:31 a.m. EDT October 26, 2001
Updated: 12:53 p.m. EDT October 26, 2001

ST. CLOUD, Fla. -- A Florida Highway Patrol trooper became very sick after writing a ticket Friday morning along the Florida Turnpike in Osceola County.

The trooper had pulled over a black Nissan Maxima along the turnpike south of St. Cloud. He had just finished writing the ticket when he collapsed, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Kim Miller said.

The northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike are closed around mile marker 233 as a hazmat team conducts an investigation. The trooper is being flown by helicopter to Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment.

The motorist fled from the scene, but it's unclear if the driver had anything to do with the incident.

Hazmat teams are checking the area for any signs of dangerous chemicals, and the northbound lanes of the turnpike are expected to be closed for several hours.

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