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Jeff Etienne

State Trooper Injured In Long Island Chase State Trooper Injured In Long Island Chase
State Trooper Injured In Long Island Chase A New York State Police trooper was dragged a short distance and injured while attempting to deal with an uncooperative driver during a traffic stop on Long Island. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, a trooper attempted to stop Westbury resident Jeff Etienne, for driving while using his cellphone on the Southern State Parkway near exit 23 in Hempstead. Police said that during the traffic stop, Etienne refused to follow the trooper’s directions, was unwilling to exit the vehicle, and a brief struggle ensued. Etienne then fled the scene and dragging the trooper a short distance w…