State Police Interview 'Person of Interest' In Trooper Hit & Run

BOSTON (CBS) - State Police say they are interviewing a 'person of interest' in their search for the driver who struck a trooper Tuesday.

In a news conference late Wednesday morning,  State Police Col. Marian McGovern said the man turned himself in to troopers at the Leominster barracks around 8:15 a.m.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Carl Stevens reports.

The man's name was not released.  He is from Fitchburg and in his 20's.  Investigators say he took a taxi to the barracks.

McGovern said the man had first-hand knowledge about the incident.

He was brought to another State Police facility Thursday afternoon for more interviews.  He is not under arrest.

WBZ-TV's Jim Armstrong reports.

Trooper Joseph Drane was pulling over speeders Tuesday morning on the Expressway, just before the Ted Williams Tunnel, when he was hit by a car.

It's a black two-door sedan with a light colored interior. It looks like a Honda Civic, built in the late 1990's, but police are not sure if it is a Civic.

Investigators are going over surveillance video taken from cameras in the area.

They're asking anyone who may have been there at the time to give them a call at 508-820-2121.

Drane is recovering from serious leg injuries.  He had surgery Wednesday afternoon with his family at his side.