A Maryland State Police trooper and another person were injured after a crash on the inner loop of the Capital Beltway before 8 a.m. Sunday.
Police said the collision happened on Interstate 495 near U.S. Route 1 in College Park, Maryland, just after 8 a.m.
Trooper First Class Robert Cearfoss was parked on the shoulder monitoring traffic when Elwin Cedilloz, driving a Dodge Dart, veered off the road and struck the trooper's patrol car, police said.
Cearfoss was trapped in his car and rescued by fire personnel who responded to the scene.
Cearfoss was flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in a helicopter, while Cedilloz was taken via ambulance to Prince George's Hospital. Cearfoss has been treated and released.
Police said charges are pending, and they are investigating the cause of the wreck, including whether alcohol played a role.
