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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) \u2014 A New York State police trooper was hospitalized and released after she was pushed by a car while assisting a driver on the side of the Thruway in Lancaster, according to police.<\/p>\n

The trooper was assisting a disabled motorist around 2 a.m. Saturday morning when a Kia allegedly spun out and hit a stopped patrol car. The car hit the trooper who then fell back into the snow off the shoulder of the westbound Thruway.<\/p>\n

She was taken to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

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No signs of impairment were found in the operator of the Kia, 22-year-old Emily Elizabeth Lopez-Rangel. It is believed she was driving unsafely. She was issued several vehicle and traffic law violations.<\/p>\n

This incident comes just a little over two weeks after a trooper assisting a disabled motorist was allegedly hit by a drunk driver in West Seneca<\/a>. The man was charged with vehicular assault and is due back in court Feb. 17.<\/p>\n

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Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini joined the News 4 team in 2024 as a Digital Video Producer. She is a graduate of Chatham University.<\/p>\n

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