OSHP trooper injured after hit by van while investigating Madison County crash

MADISON COUNTY (WCMH) — An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper was injured after being struck by a van along Interstate 70 and U.S. 42 in Madison County early Thursday morning.

Jason R. Hofman, who was assigned to the West Jefferson Post, was outside the patrol car on the berm in a reflective vest taking pictures of a crash that already had a lane closed when he was hit by a tan Chevrolet Astro van traveling southbound on U.S. 42.

The driver of the van Cynthia Faulk, 64, of Plain City, drifted off the right side of the road and struck Hofman at about 6 a.m. on Thursday, troopers said.

Hofman was flown to the OSU Wexner Medical Center by Medflight.

Faulk was not injured in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.