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Trooper injured when struck in hit-and-run in Ashe County

ASHE COUNTY, N.C. — A trooper was hurt when he was struck by a pickup truck in a hit-and-run crash Friday in Ashe County.

Authorities say they found security camera images of the pickup truck that hit the trooper from a nearby convenience store. It is a red Nissan Frontier extended cab with possible chrome bumpers and alloy wheels.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol said the trooper was clearing debris out of the roadway on Idlewild Road near West Jefferson when he was hit. The pickup truck driver took off, the Highway Patrol said.

The trooper is expected to be OK.