By JIMMY LAWTON

NORFOLK -- State police say it could be months before information regarding a March 2 accident involving a state trooper becomes available to the public.

On March 2 two people were hospitalized following an accident in Norfolk involving Trooper Leah G. Malbeuf, 25, and Cathy A. Ashlaw, 60, of Brasher.

No updates on the investigation have been available since March 3, but state police say that’s not uncommon in a situation involving serious accident.

State police have not issued any charges related to the incident, which is being investigated by the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations.

State police say that although this accident involved a trooper, it is handled the same way any other case that requires a State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.

“The Collision Reconstruction Unit's reports and investigations are generally much more detailed than the simple accident report,” a Public Information Officer Kyle Otis said in an emailed response. “The review process for reports done by the CRU is also extensive and very time consuming. Right now we are looking at two to four months to get a report complete, start to finish. This accident is not even one month old,” he said.

According to police, trooper Malbeuf, was traveling northwest on County Route 49, and a 2008 Toyota Matrix, operated by Ashlaw, of Brasher was traveling northeast on County Route 38.

Trooper Malbeuf's vehicle struck Ashlaw's vehicle at the intersection of County Route 49 and County Route 38, according to the initial investigation, state police said.

Ashlaw was transferred to University of Vermont Medical Center after first being taken to Massena Memorial Hospital by Norfolk Rescue, for injuries that were not described in the state police account.

Trooper Malbeuf was transported to Canton-Potsdam Hospital by Norfolk Rescue for injuries she sustained in the accident.