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Gerald Lapointe, of Florence, Massachusetts, was cited after he crashed into a Connecticut State Police car in Harwinton in Litchfield County just after midnight on Friday, Nov. 15, police said.
In the police cruiser dash cam video of the crash, the trooper flashes his spotlight on the driver to alert him, but Lapointe continues driving south in the northbound lane of Route 8, about a mile south of exit 44, authorities said.
To protect other drivers, the trooper put his vehicle in the way to prevent Lapointe from continuing. The cruiser and Lapointe's truck were disabled in the crash and were towed from the scene.
Lapointe was taken to Waterbury Hospital because he was confused and disoriented, police said.
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