DETROIT – A Michigan State Police trooper was injured in a road rage incident while riding his motorcycle Friday morning.

Michigan State Trooper Ali Hammoud was on the way to the funeral of Detroit Police officer Sight. Ken Steil when a white male driver in a blue GMC pickup drove around another driver and “bare-checked” that driver, which caused a vehicle to sideswipe into Hammoud’s bike.

FOX 2 News is reporting that Hammoud was seriously injured in the accident and was rushed to the hospital.

The driver stopped at the scene to assist Hammoud, but the driver of the blue GMC fled the scene. 

Hammoud is a four-year veteran with Michigan State Police and is assigned to the Special Enforcement Section Motor Unit.

Michigan State Police are pursuing the driver of the GMC pickup.