CHARLOTTE, N.C. – An arrest has been made in the serious crash involving a state trooper that happened Monday morning.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department say 14-year veteran Christopher Wooten was traveling on his motorcycle trying to do a traffic stop on Tuckaseegee Road when another vehicle crashed into him.

Officers say 36-year-old Dontay Kilgo was arrested on Wednesday and is charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer, felony flee to elude, reckless driving, failure to heed to blue lights, driving while license revoked, and possession of marijuana.

Trooper Wooten is still in the hospital in critical condition.

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