Semi Driver Sentenced For Crash Injuring MSP Trooper

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Semi truck driver Easton Norby-Vardac of Virginia will be in prison for up to five years for a crash in April that hurt a Michigan State Police trooper in Van Buren County. He pleaded no contest to reckless driving causing serious impairment and not using care when passing a stationary emergency vehicle. Norby-Vardac hit the vehicle of trooper Cole Knaup on Interstate 94 near Lawrence, trapping Knaup inside. MSP released the footage of the crash from the dash cam. The department used the crash for it’s “Move Over” campaign to get drivers to change lanes and slow down when approaching a police car, ambulance, fire truck, tow truck, and more.