State trooper, Garner man injured in Sampson County crash
A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper was hurt Thursday afternoon in a car crash on N.C. Highway 403 near Interstate 40 in Sampson County, according to authorities.
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The crash happened about 2 p.m. on N.C. Highway 403 near Clinton.
According to the Highway Patrol, the unidentified trooper was driving east near the I-40 connection when a 2010 Subaru driven by Thomas Gauthier, 59, failed to stop at a stop sign at N.C.403 and pulled into the trooper’s path.
Both men were taken to a local hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening.
Gauthier was charged with a stop sign violation, authorities said.
No additional information was immediately available.
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