Intoxicated driver seriously injures Indiana trooper in Gary crash: police
An Indiana State Police trooper was seriously injured in a crash April 29, 2020, on I-80/94 in Gary.
GARY, Ind. - An Indiana State trooper was seriously injured early Wednesday when an alleged intoxicated driver rear-ended him while the trooper was responding to another crash in Gary.
About midnight, the trooper was parked behind a Mercedes that crashed into the center median on I-80/94 east of Burr Street, Indiana State Police said in a statement.
Cameron D. Geweniger
While the trooper was seated in a vehicle, 30-year-old Cameron D. Geweniger sped his SUV near the median, prompting another trooper standing farther back to jump over the median to avoid being struck, state police said.
The SUV rear-ended the trooper sitting in the parked squad car, state police said. The impact caused the police car to strike the Mercedes as well as the median wall.
An Indiana State Police trooper was seriously injured in a crash April 29, 2020, on I-80/94 in Gary.
Two other troopers pulled their colleague from his vehicle, which was leaking gas, state police said. He was rushed to a hospital in serious condition, but is expected to make a full recovery.
Geweniger refused medical treatment and multiple sobriety tests, state police said. Authorities obtained a search warrant for a blood draw, but test results are pending.
An Indiana State Police trooper was seriously injured in a crash April 29, 2020, on I-80/94 in Gary.
He was booked at Lake County Jail on preliminary charges of driving while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement and reckless driving.