INJURED TROOPER
Name: Tfc. Eric D. Workman
Age: 36
Residence: Baltimore County
Family: Divorced, with no children. Stepfather David O'Hara is a retired state police lieutenant who lives in Frederick. Workman's brother is a police officer in Fairfax County, Va.
Career: Joined the state police in 1997, assigned to the Westminster barracks. A criminal investigator since 2002.
Awards: Received honors for saving a suicidal person on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and for his work on a shooting investigation, 1998; Commander's Award for outstanding service and Baker Award for Highway Safety, 2000; Governor's Citation for Bravery, 2005.
[ Laura McCandlish]