A physical altercation ensued and with the assistance of several good Samaritans, the trooper was eventually able to get the suspect into custody.
State police: Trooper struck in the face by combative driver during Southern State Parkway traffic stop
The incident happened when the trooper stopped 33-year-old Calith Hudson, of Queens, for an expired Connecticut registration at Exit 18.
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