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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 8 november 2017
Pennsylvania State Trooper shot during traffic stop

it, authorities said.
The corporal began to
suspect the motorist was
under the influence of
drugs or alcohol, called for
backup and performed a
sobriety test. The troopers
then tried to arrest the mo-
torist, who began resisting,
D’Ambrosio said.
“The troopers were in a
knock-down, drag-out fight
along the side of the road
with vehicles speeding by
them, and it got very, very
violent,” said D’Ambrosio,
who viewed video of the
altercation.
At some point, the suspect
Emergency personal respond to a Pennsylvania State Police corporal being shot during a traffic broke free, ran to his car,
stop Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pa., prompting a massive retrieved a gun and be-
pursuit south to Easton Hospital where police said they apprehended a suspect in the shooting. gan shooting, striking one
(April Gamiz/The Morning Call via AP) of the troopers, he said.
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Richard D’Ambrosio. torist flagged him down, Both troopers returned fire,
Associated Press He said he is “very hopeful” wanting to discuss the cita- hitting the suspect several
FOUNTAIN HILL, Pa. (AP) — the trooper will survive. tion and how he would pay times.q
A Pennsylvania State Police “He’s a warrior. He went
corporal clung to life Tues- through a heck of a fight
day after he was shot three out here along the side of
times during a gunfight with the road. He has a will to
a motorist he’d tried to ar- live, and, God willing, he is
rest for driving under the in- going to pull through this,”
fluence, authorities said. D’Ambrosio told reporters
The trooper underwent outside a hospital in Foun-
surgery and was in “ex- tain Hill, where the trooper
tremely critical” but stable was flown for treatment.
condition after a routine The trooper works at the
traffic stop escalated into Belfast barracks. His name
a violent altercation on a was not immediately re-
highway in Plainfield Town- leased.
ship, Northampton County, He had ticketed the mo-
about 65 miles (104 kilome- torist for speeding Tuesday
ters) north of Philadelphia, morning and was about to
said state police Capt. pull away when the mo-

Menendez jury finishes 1st

full day without any verdict

By DAVID PORTER accepting gifts such as
Associated Press flights on a private jet and
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The luxury vacations from Flor-
jury in the bribery trial of ida eye doctor Salomon
Sen. Bob Menendez con- Melgen in exchange for
cluded its first full day of political influence.
deliberations Tuesday with- An indictment alleges
out a verdict, but not be- Menendez pushed execu-
fore asking a question that tive branch officials to re-
had some in the courtroom solve Melgen’s $8.9 million
scratching their heads. Medicare billing dispute
A juror asked the judge and his stalled port security
Tuesday to read back part contract in the Dominican
of Monday’s closing argu- Republic.
ment by the New Jersey The juror’s question could
Democrat’s lawyer that have been referring to the
dealt with the definition of fact Melgen isn’t a New
a senator. Jersey resident. Prosecu-
The judge declined, say- tors have argued since he
ing only testimony can be wasn’t a constituent of
read back and closing ar- Menendez’s, that showed
guments aren’t testimony. Menendez was influenced
Menendez is charged with by the alleged bribes.q