A Vermont State Trooper remains in critical condition following a serious accident last Friday on Interstate 89 in Bethel.
While state police and hospital officials have said little about 41-year-old Cpl. Eric Vitali's status, a described Vitali as having suffered life-threatening injuries.
The post adds that he remains in critical condition following a traumatic brain injury, spinal fractures and hip fractures.
Vitali was airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center following the crash.
According to state police, the crash happened about 8:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes when a marked state police cruiser struck a fire truck stopped on the highway. The fire truck, which was unoccupied at the time of the crash, had been responding to a vehicle that had previously slid off the road. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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