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Trooper at Erlanger after Bonnaroo traffic accident

A former McMinnville police officer remains in critical condition at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga after he was involved in a Monday morning crash in Manchester while working traffic control at Bonnaroo.
State trooper Steve Bourque, 35, was riding a motorcycle with its blue lights activated when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a 23-year-old woman from Altmaonte Springs, Fla., according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report.
The driver, Zeenat S. Furniturewala, was trying to turn into a driveway when she struck the motorcycle. She was cited for driving on an expired license.
Bourque was among 15 motorcycle officers with the Highway Patrol who were working Bonnaroo. The Highway Patrol had a total of 99 officers working the event.
The accident happened around 11:15 a.m. to scar what was an otherwise accident free four-day festival.
Bourque suffered injuries to his stomach, lungs, and ribs. Also injured were a shoulder, foot and ankle.
During surgery earlier this week, internal bleeding was discovered. Bourque was placed in the trauma unit in a medically induced coma. He was taken out of the coma yesterday morning.
Bourque worked for McMinnville Police Department from April 1999 to January 2002 when he went to work for the Highway Patrol. He is assigned to Marion County in the Chattanooga District. He and his wife and two children live in Jasper.

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