Trooper Colby Townsend injured in pedestrian collision on South Outer Road near Sullivan, Missouri
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Investigators said the trooper was working a call on the outer road south of Sullivan when a passing pickup truck did not drive over and hit the trooper.
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Trooper Colby Townsend had parked along South Outer Road, just west of Sullivan, and was walking to assist a pedestrian when he was struck at 6:20 p.m.
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