NHP Trooper Injured on U.S. 395

A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper was hit from behind Wednesday night while slowing to remove a chair from U.S. 395.  It happened just before 8 p.m. on the northbound lane of U.S. 395 in the Panther Valley area.  The trooper suffered minor injuries, the NHP said, and was not taken to the hospital for treatment.  It was the fifth time the trooper had been hit.