A Massachusetts State Trooper was dragged 100 feet on the road after a female driver fled a traffic stop in Fall River, state police said.

The trooper was treated at the hospital and returned to his shift early this morning, according to state police.

The incident began at 12:30 a.m. on Pleasant street in Fall River. The trooper pulled the woman over for a motor vehicle violation.

As the trooper was speaking with the diver, she pulled away from the stop, dragging the trooper 100 feet before he was able to get loose from the car.  The woman fled the scene, according to state police.

The trooper was treated at St. Luke’s Hospital and later returned to his shift to continue the investigation, state police said.

The investigation is ongoing.