An Iowa State Patrol Trooper was injured Monday morning in Pottawattamie County, when his patrol vehicle was struck by an out of control car. According to the State Patrol, 50-year-old Trooper James Bullington‘s 2018 Dodge Charger was parked on the northbound shoulder of Interstate 29 with its emergency lights on, while Bullington, of Council Bluffs, was investigating a previous accident at mile marker 70.

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When a northbound 2004 Pontiac Gran Am driven by 25-year-old Aaron Schutt, of Omaha, moved from the right to left lane of traffic, his car went out of control on the ice-covered road and spun across the roadway, hitting Bullington’s patrol car. Both vehicles came to rest on the northbound shoulder. The accident happened at around 10-a.m.

Bullington, who was wearing his seat belt as he was parked on the shoulder, was transported by law enforcement to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs for treatment of his injuries. Family members took Schutt to an Omaha hospital. Authorities say he was not wearing a seat belt. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division assisted the patrol at the scene.