At 8:44 a.m., Trooper Matthew West was assisting a motorist who had spun out on the icy road when he heard and saw another car lose control as it approached the site of the original crash. The out-of-control car, a 2002 Jaguar S Type, narrowly missed Trooper West's cruiser and launched off the bridge overpass, traveling at least 30 feet and landing on the snow-covered embankment below.
Trooper West ran down from Route 190 to administer medical aid to the driver, a 33-year-old Worcester man. The man, who was ambulatory, was transported to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
As Trooper West worked on the victim at the bottom of the embankment, several other vehicles spun out on Route 190 above them because they were going at speeds greater than reasonable for the wintry conditions. Trooper Andrew Daige stood in the roadway and gestured to oncoming vehicles to slow down.
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