LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A state trooper is recovering after an overnight hit-and-run on Interstate 15.

It happened near the 215 exit around 11:43 p.m. Tuesday.

According to Nevada State Police, the trooper was responding to the area to investigate an earlier two-car crash near a construction zone in the area.

A driver traveling south on I-15 ignored traffic control and hit a Highway Patrol vehicle, then fled the scene.

The trooper inside the vehicle was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver who fled was later located and arrested for suspected DUI.

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