BODYCAM video shows Semi truck SLAM into a Cabot PD's patrol car while on traffic control

Cabot PD was working an early morning accident on the overpass (Highway 67/167). During towing and recovering of the vehicles involved, it was feared debris may fall to the major highway below. A Cabot PD Officer was shielding traffic when a commercial vehicle slammed into the back of her patrol car. FORTUNATELY, she was not in her vehicle at the time of collision.
Please remember to ALWAYS move over for first responders and tow drivers.
Moment of impact is at 00:17. It may be difficult to see depending upon the device from which you are watching.

[@PolicePursuits]

Cabot PD was working an early morning accident on the overpass (Highway 67/167). During towing and recovering of the vehicles involved, it was feared debris may fall to the major highway below. A Cabot PD Officer was shielding traffic when a commercial vehicle slammed into the back of her patrol car. FORTUNATELY, she was not in her vehicle at the time of collision. Please remember to ALWAYS move over for first responders and tow drivers.

[@vickiemouse2359]

🙏🏻🕊✝️🌸♥️🇺🇸

[@davida.p.9911]

Hopefully they will. Provided they're not sleepy, on drugs or just plain inattentive. If I were this truck drivers boss, he would definitely hear from me....specifically the words YOU'RE FIRED.

[@timnew7662]

Inquiring minds wanna know just what the hell was the truck driver doing to not see the car up ahead with the lights activated? Texting? Asleep at the wheel being that it was just after 8 am? He had all the time and room in the world to merge to the left lane. Other questions; why was the Cabot PD handing this when it should have been ASP handling it on both roads since they are both state highways? That bridge is where highway 5 crosses over 67/167 at the first Cabot exit out of Jacksonville. And why was only a firefighter talking to the truck driver afterwards instead of the PD officers investigating what his mental malfunction was?

[@staceygandy2009]

That was a blessing that she was not in her patrol car. If she had been would not be good. The truck driver can't say he didn't see the car lit up like a Christmas tree.

[@joshuaparshall1409]

When I used to do ride alongs I was always told to get out of the car and stand in the grass looking at the traffic coming thankfully I never had to make a run for it

[@raysmetaltracks6782]

My Dad drove long distance for many years. When I climbed into the cab with him, it was all business. His head was on a swivel, always looking, always alert. Same went for all the other guys he drove with. I'm proud of my Dad and his friends, seems like a different time back then where professionalism took the front seat. Miss you pop.

[@bigdog91paper]

There are still plenty of drivers like him. There also used to be drivers so hopped up on speed staying awake for 48 hours straight driving that they forced electronic logs on everyone. The rosy picture of trucking's past is just a bunch of hog wash.

[@Killertomato84]

problem now is most of the bigger trucking companies only want to hire foreigners that'll take less pay and all accountability when stuff like this happens. You don't have to like what i'm saying but it's true, they all drive down the road with their cell phone to their face, can barely read the road signs here, causing accidents left and right and if they can drive away from it they will.

[@carolarnold1016]

My Dad was the same way. Always everything going on around him. Checking mirrors none stop. He taught me to be the same.

[@FUBAR1986]

It seems it’s that way in most professions today… especially the government no accountability for anything

[@katymorris7853]

@@Killertomato84 they can't take accountability/ responsibility for it all these days. Regulations these days put the points on the company as well as the driver these days. If a driver does anything the company gets hit with points too

[@stefansnider6062]

As a truck driver for 18 years, this is getting incredibly ridiculous. The fact that drivers now do not know the meaning of getting over or slowing down near emergency vehicles. We already have a huge problem with distracting drivers within our industry. Thank god no officers where hurt. I hope this driver will never be allowed to operate a truck again. God bless all our first responders!

[@maxrockatansky1981]

I thought you lose your cdl if you get into an accident.

[@johnwow2646]

You can't blame the sleeping driver! It was on autopilot !

[@rayRay-pw6gz]

All these big rigs need to have inside cameras that monitor and record on a half hour loop and collision detection. Trucking deregulation by President Reagan has made the trucking industry unsafe for the rest of us . Many of these drivers are not qualified to take on the level of responsibility this job calls for. This has been a problem for forty years . And it is getting worse because of new regulations.

[@KPMACHINE1]

When the majority of the new CDL drivers can’t speak or read English that’s the first problem. Xiden is replacing Americans every day. We’re done for. They will out breed us and out vote us. rIP American

[@Brett235]

I agree 💯. I cannot understand why some drivers have to go so dang fast all of the time. I see it everyday. 60mph construction zone and trucks are passing me at 70-75mph. Why? What's the big hurry?

[@Jeremyfordley]

My grandpa died in a 4 way truck crash these trucks r no joke. Miss you gramp

[@courtneybright9411]

8:28 that breath and “shoot” when he saw the true extent and severity of damage and then very soon asking where the officer whose vehicle it was is. I imagine after seeing that damage he felt the need to see her in person to feel better knowing she is truly okay.

[@smoberdeen]

There used to be a time probably in the late 70s and early to mid 80s when OTR truckers were considered professional drivers. Now they wear flip flops, shorts, and hold a steering wheel.

[@felixflores1734]

That's when people actually took pride in their jobs and enjoyed it.

[@felixflores1734]

Now no one cares it's all about the check

[@PureTruth1970]

I worked and escorted oversize loads for a couple of years and I learned when you seen certain trucking companies you automatically knew to watch out for them cause they couldn't drive! It unbelievable how many of them have Netflix playing movies on their phones while their driving down the interstate! Another thing about trucking is your CB Radio! Most of them don't use them, and I can tell you that if it's on the road you will know about it if you have a CB and use it! Truckers are awesome for sharing information to get you up and down the road! If he had his CB on he would have known about that bear sitting in the road!

[@makeitpay8241]

@The Hemwick Hag lol you don't need to steel toes boots to drive a semi, i wear sneakers and carry boots for when they are needed along with all the rest of the ppe.

[@The2ndFirst]

In my neck of the woods the truckers coming into the local truck stop are eastern euros or nigerians.

[@maalumzawadi245]

I'm just soooooooo GRATEFUL that a Police Officer was not inside the motor vehicle at the time....WOW! My heart dropped when I saw the footage. Praise God no one was seriously hurt.🙏

[@Benjamin-ol4jx]

God even spared the truck driver. You see the trees that truck dodged?

[@xenobyteedm9761]

@vettelover2009 love reading comments like this. It's hilariously ironic to think that kids like you will curse and wish death on the same people you call for help.

[@this12sassy4up6]

@vettelover2009 regardless of your hate for law inforcement that officer is still someone's child, mother or sister, brother wife/husband and a human being.

[@babbalonian2]

I think that cop is completely clueless. If that was any other person, he's be in jail right now. There was no reason to park that car in a lane on a major high way. The accident wasn't even on that road!

[@joshbarron4415]

@@babbalonian2 That’s where you are wrong. She was taking that lane so that if falling debris from the recovery were to fall off the overpass it wouldn’t hit oncoming traffic.

[@jville533]

I'm a truck driver and was a volunteer firefighter for 11 years, so I've been on both sides of the wheel so to speak. I always move over for ANY vehicle on the side of the road, for a few reasons. One winter I stopped to help push a girl out of the ditch. I had my 3 year old in the car, in his car seat. I told him to stay in his seat. When we got her pushed out, I turned around and my son was out of his seat and out of the car, walking around in the road. Lesson learned, from that day on, if my kids was in the car, I didn't stop to help anyone. I even move over for cars on the side because you never know when a 3 year old might get out. As far a firefighter goes, one winter, we got called out on a 50+ vehicle pile up on I-71 north of Columbus, Ohio. We stopped to check on the occupants of a car that had slammed the guardrail. I was the driver, the truck officer told me to pull over on the shoulder, and not to block the lane, but I disobeyed his order and used the engine to block the right lane and the shoulder. Again he told me not to black the lane. I said to him, No disrespect intended, but this is how we were trained. You guys are my responsibility, your safety is my responsibility. I'm blocking this lane to protect you guys. We can discuss this when we get back to the station, but I blocking this lane with the truck to keep you guys safe and protect you if someone doesn't move over or if someone loses control. I never heard anything else about it, but this guy in this video is EXACTLY why the fire department uses the fire trucks to block the lane(s) of a motor vehicle accident or vehicle fire.

[@sh-df1bb]

God bless you and your service❤ Glad your son wasn't hurt all those years ago

[@jville533]

@@sh-df1bb Thank you

[@OldDocSilver]

Except there was nothing on the road to block. There was nothing on the bridge hanging down. There was no reason to be blocking that right lane except to purposely slow the traffic down….for no good reason. Stupidity if you ask me ended up costing a bundle for tax payers and private company. Another over exuberant entitled cop with a big ego if you ask me.

[@joshuaburba1048]

​@@OldDocSilverLuckily, nobody asked you.

[@danielboone2300]

@@OldDocSilver 100% agree !

[@turbojunki]

Until I started working on the interstate I had no idea how many of these guys shouldn’t even be in control of a shopping cart, let alone 80,000lbs of machine. There are still some damn good drivers out there. But they are few and far between

[@ronaldjensen8927]

They give CDL's out like candy canes.

[@Wolfmots]

80 tons not 80,000lbs. 80 tons is 160,000lbs. I'm a professional driver and I too see these knuckleheads driving in their shorts and flip flops without a clue.

[@clinthennis5868]

Yes their trying to get 18 year old drivers now .

[@turbojunki]

I just never realized just how bad it was.

[@michaelchristman4728]

@@Wolfmots it’s 80,000 lb weight limit ,period unless your exempt or have a special use permit

[@mysterjd34]

The small amount of damage to the truck vs the patrol car shows why you don't wanna get in front of those things

[@dannyarchives]

i was gonna bring that up, thats insane. i understood u arent supposed to stop in front of one of those but i didnt realise how strong they were

[@Nathan93Baker]

Even after going through a forest. Just the right fender.

[@stuzworldz]

Did You SEE that Brush Gaurd,,,,,saved his ass most likely...

[@Bryan-Hensley]

@@Nathan93Baker more than that. He's lucky to be alive. I guarantee the front axle is back under the right side. That's why it made a sharp right after the impact. The shape of the terrain where he went off is the only thing that saved him. That's what lucky is.

[@DarrkMane]

When I drive in California, they cut in front of me all the time even without turn signals.

[@mycatisawhore9336]

As a professional truck driver you have a huge responsibility. Clearly he was not paying attention.

[@Mike1614b]

I see so many rear end accidents. drivers are way too distracted now. I see cars driving by with movies playing on their front dash displays

[@ricksteelcustoms3196]

That truck driver was probably distracted looking at the accident up on the bridge to notice the abandoned cop car blocking entire right lane! I would say this accident was 85% the cops fault 15% the truckers fault. Notice that after the accident both cops showed up and also blocked the right lane, and then after thinking about what just happened got back into their patrol cars and pulled them off the road and onto the shoulder, where they belonged. So what happened? The overpass accident suddenly was no longer a "threat of dropping debris?" So even the cops would agree parking in an active lane was a VERY bad idea! Every cop car in the USA carries flares in the trunk of their cars some even carry rubber cones. If they were really concerned about debris falling from the bridge they should have placed lit flares on the road they would have been just as effective and MUCH safer than leaving an abandoned 4000 pound cop car blocking entire right lane, talk about "debris" on the road! In the end thankfully it wasn't a Honda that hit the cop car they could have been killed or badly injured, luckily no one was injured only property. If another vehicle was following closely behind that truck and the truck did notice the abandoned cop car in time to go around it the vehicle following could have hit the cop car. I was a truck driver and EVERY time I saw a patrol car parked on the shoulder I would ALWAYS move to the left lane! Bottom line is IF that abandoned cop car blocking entire right lane was on the shoulder where it belonged this accident NEVER would have happened. NEVER LEAVE YOUR CAR ABANDONED IN A TRAFFIC LANE AS IT IS A MUCH BIGGER ROAD HAZARD THAN AHAN ANY DIBRIS THAT "MIGHT" FALL!

[@The2ndFirst]

I get that. Why wouldn't the PD park out of the lane of traffic though? He was half in half out.

[@richardlawson6787]

Like they say a rig can't stop on a dime...dangerous work that we all owe our thanks to who get it delivered

[@richardlawson6787]

@@Mike1614b at least a drunk driver is looking at the road .

[@marinamartinez6886]

Wow, thank God the Officer was not in the Patrol Car. Seeing that really got my heart pounding. 👍👍👍

[@mfi-cf7sp]

traffic not moving off the road or to opposite/furthest lane from the action is a very real issue that needs to be addressed! I think there should always be extra officer to ticket or even take in those who refuse to get out of the way because they’re just about as dangerous as the criminal that’s fleeing

[@AmyBethB]

And this is how my dad was killed over there in August of 2004. He was pulled off into the grass pulling his boat on a trip and a truck driver slammed into him. He was taken to Thomas funeral home in Cabot. I hadn't thought about a lot of things for awhile until this video popped up.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

My condolences 🙏 Ironically enough, my dad passed same month and year as yours also. Just by a different reason though

[@MrDrew2121]

I am sorry for your loss. Respect!!!

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

@karlwithak1835 Cancer

[@AmyBethB]

@@InfamousCrimeLocations there was the nicest state trooper who helped our family during that time.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

@karlwithak1835 I mentioned in my original response that it was the same month and year but not the same type of death

[@sh-df1bb]

I Live in Jacksonville and do alot of work in Cabot, Ive even worked on the Cabot police parking lot. I never heard about this accident! We maintain asphalt parking lots & Cabot side roads! It's scary to think there's drivers like this on the road. Glad she wasn't in her patrol car! That 18 wheeler needs his license revoked! Thanks to the officers who lay their lives on the line everyday to serve their communities

[@elizabethd8147]

I ran trucks for several years. I'm going to "rat out" truck drivers by saying this but it's true. The visual vantage point we have sitting that high up offers us a bit more luxury that seeing things like this is actually a tad easier for us. Outside of total negligence, there's ZERO excuse for this!

[@jamesgizasson]

I've only been driving for two years, and that was one of the first things we learned. You're sitting in a watchtower while you're in a semi. Granted, you still have to be LOOKING, but you can see for miles. The attitude that you're "ratting" is what has me worried... Have we, as a society, completely disregarded honesty and transparency?

[@BigChungus-zg6zw]

@@jamesgizasson Relax. That honesty and transparency never existed. Every generation just lies to the one before them about how much more honest and transparent they were.

[@jamesgizasson]

@@BigChungus-zg6zw Those are your words of comfort, eh? I know people are selfish; they mostly always have been. But I was raised to hold honesty in the highest regard. As a society, we outwardly proclaim our own virtue, yet stab each other in the back the instant we can get away with it. Your statement not only fails to ease the pain, it also fails to educate. 'Relax', indeed! XP

[@BigChungus-zg6zw]

@@jamesgizasson I'm saying don't worry about it because it may not be getting any better but it's not actually getting any worse. The only difference is that cameras now allow us to have a window past the layers of bull$#!t our forefathers covered over their own transgressions with.

[@cwarts5461]

@@jamesgizassonyes as a society we have. We have also completely abandoned common courtesy and sense sadly

[@jchis9852]

I'm a trucker and from what I see, that driver failed to move over even though there wasn't a vehicle to his left. He was distracted and not paying attention to the road or he fell asleep. That boy is in a world of trouble.

[@guywise1443]

The problem is you called him a driver!

[@PEB2631]

i agree 100%

[@bustersgarage]

I'll bet he was looking up at the events on top of the bridge rather than right in front of him. I've seen people so something similar and my best buddy was with his dad when this lady in front of them was looking at a crash off the side of the road and rammed full speed into a stopped semi trailer. Sadly, her distracted driving cost her more than her licence, but her life. My buddy was just a kid and heard his dad shouting (out of the impending horror) "lookuplookuplookuplady!!!!!" And a very loud crunch followed. His dad being a first responder, though not on call that day, tells him, "stay here and don't look!" hopped out to see if she was going to live and no, very sadly she didn't. His dad later said to us, "She died instantly and the only people with pain now is her family, I pray they find some peace." Be safe out there people and stay sharp! It literally saves lives.

[@davidowens5898]

His company's insurance underwriter will refuse him coverage. He's done.

[@kennykluge9912]

10-4 us truckers NOT like this guy ALWAYS get over when there is ANYONE on the shoulder; police, ems, broken down car or our fellow truckers. Then again now a days it seems like their just giving CDL's out...

[@mattheweames7130]

I'm mostly impressed with how he managed to get his truck in between all of those trees like that

[@johnwright7427]

Thankfully they showed the entire unedited clip of the sky while he's driving.

[@rpmfreak9150]

My family has a Towing and recovery company in Chattanooga Tennessee, and this type of thing was happening so often that the State of Tennessee bought some TDOT Trucks that has big gigantic electronic signs on them. They will show up and help out with broken down vehicles and accidents, it's made our jobs alot safer than they were. But if a person isn't going to slow down for a police officer setting on the side of the road, they're not going to do it for anybody else!

[@tunercars3]

this cop wasn't on the side of the road they were half on the side half in the lane this is the cops fault they had no business being there the wreck wasn't even on that part of the road you can't be half in the lane and half on the shoulder stopped on a freeway and not expect to get hit when trucks and cars are coming 65-80MPH

[@YankeeDoodle2]

@@tunercars3 Don't go blaming this on the cop junkie

[@ghostpatrol4310]

@@YankeeDoodle2 that’s when you know they are definitely anti police

[@AlphanumericCharacters]

@@ghostpatrol4310 nonsense. I am not anti-police but I know in my neck of the woods that ain’t how we do business. You don’t close a lane by parking a single cruiser in it. They didn’t even put out flares! It was a half ass lazy job of it. Yeah the trucker still should have never hit the car but that shit happens every day. It’s the reality and professionals would have done a proper closure.

[@jaymesnin]

@@YankeeDoodle2 cop in the middle of the freeway lights on. Them dumb azz semi drivers need to instanlty stop. 👏👏👏.

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

I'm a 24-7 road service mechanic for truckers in the Idaho Rockies & was working on a truck on I-15 at the end of November when it was clipped by another trucker. After 22yrs at it I have some stories but that one spooked the shit out of me & I haven't been out on a job since. I feel bad turning them down, especially when it's below freezing as the next closest guy is 100 miles away. This was a wakeup call for me & I'm not even working in the truckstops, my feet have been frozen so many times there is permanent damage so I might go back to work in the spring.

[@dickburt69]

You guys do a thankless job. Trucking has become a race to the bottom and being a professional is rare. Go to any truckstop and it looks like some 3rd world refugee camp with flipflops and pajamas everywhere and English is hard to come by. These people will hardly bat an eye if they kill someone, as long as the load is on time.

[@floridaman964]

I appreciate y'all so much. Can't imagine how we feel when one of you guys pulls up. I hope I never have to meet you Lol

[@thekingsilverado3266]

Nobody can blame U at all. Most of us drivers have noticed how aggressive others R getting on the hiways. I am not a trucker but I do a fair amount of traveling in my line of work.

[@juliogonzo2718]

I had to tow a propane truck that stalled and he didn't quite make it over onto the shoulder in a blind curve with some ice on the road. Someone already clipped his mirror. Cops on scene were kinda oblivious to the situation. Told the one to park his car around the curve so they would slow down earlier but he wouldn't listen. "There's triangles there" he said. I told him after about another incident where I truck came around a bend and saw an ambulance with its lights on and panicked and got on the brakes too hard on ice and jacknifed into an oncoming semi. Was a quick hookup left the driveshaft in till I could get to a safer spot. An Allison transmission is worth less than my life

[@thekingsilverado3266]

@@juliogonzo2718 Nobody sane fault U there. You folks R priceless when U do show up. Here we R having a problem lots of issues with Roadside programs and AAA... Some times U guys just ain't paid enough I guess and the costs of the equipment + keeping it on the road.

[@alvinuselton912]

I was an old school driver the old Korean War vet that taught me; told me to always watch 15 car lengths ahead I can’t tell you how many times it saved me!!!

[@joemvin.j3-16]

AGAIN - #muchrespect and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE to all officers. So thankful 🙏🙏 when the officer's unit was slammed, the officer was not in it. Amazing 6.5 min drive for the officer who went to investigate - and had to drive several miles, just to "go downstairs"! Should there be at least a stairway to walk downstairs? Bet the trucker dozed off or was verrry distracted for a lonnng time, judging by the damage on the back of the car and front of the truck, and the distance he traveled after impact.

[@MSSmith1022]

I am most thankful that the officer was out of that vehicle when it got hit (you can barely see her off to the side towards the trees). I suspect that the driver of that rig will most likely be out of a job, most companies take a VERY hard look at accidents like this and do not like having drivers that do not slow down and move over for first responders when there is an open lane.

[@mikeloghry9521]

Now I know. Safe and sound.

[@JLange642]

Open lane, NO traffic, dry, daylight conditions. Either asleep or on the phone to NOT see the emergency vehicles all around!

[@blast4me754]

I think the cop might get in trouble also becuase a cops presence on the shoulder with their lights flashing still causes traffic to move over a lane. When it's a two lane highway and cops want you out of the slow lane they usually just park on the shoulder which then causes people to move over out of the slow lane.

[@fuzzo73]

Definitely out of a job, no question. There'll be charges too, so he's not driving a rig anytime soon, if ever. There didn't appear to be traffic around him at the time so it's likely he was distracted somehow. I won't speculate how because I wasn't there...I've been trucking 26 years and there are far too many opportunities for modern drivers to be distracted. Truck drivers already have too many oblivious motorists swirling around us like gnats around your head on a summer day, and now all the tech gadgets available to cause further distraction...we have to do better.

[@Brett235]

The problem is a lot of these companies are foreign owned so they do not care. They just need drivers. A lot of drivers are from Mexico coming across the border delivering loads here in the states. The can barely, if at all, speak English and they cannot read a road sign without their gps telling them what it says in their language. Sad but true.

[@edpeskin8192]

Amazing how close and how far away you can be away from something, both at the same time!

[@gaspainsify]

Cop had to go 3-5 miles to get to the closest on ramp for that side of the interstate.

[@missmermaid6249]

My thought exactly!

[@db2855]

@@Mars-77 Firefighters did that, but the cops wanted to warn other motorists of the accident scene. Some people actually pay attention to the flashy lights.

[@oliverxvi4373]

@@Mars-77 PEOPLE DID RUNT DOWN THE SLOPE TO REACH THE TRUCK BY FEET. SOME THO TOOK THEIR CARS TO GET BARRIERS AND LIGHTS DOWN THE ROAD JUST LIKE THE PROTOCOL SAYS. JEEEY PLEASE STOP WITH STUPID COMMENTS.

[@snakeinthegrak8969]

@@gaspainsify as a first responder I think I would have sent one car and had another physically run to the end of the overpass and go down on foot. Seconds count.

[@tinaautry4535]

Happy to see the person actually walk away from that 🙌🙏🙌🙏

[@demon_rider666]

at least we know one person who will NEVER be on the road again

[@blobmonster9494]

Don't ever sit in a parked car on the interstate.

[@lindakaymills8746]

E V E R !! As in ‘never never ever’!! 😳😱

[@bryansimmons4550]

Try getting stuck in a parked police car on the downslope of an interstate bridge in either rush hour or early morning hours when all the drunks are out. You are stuck there because you are protecting an earlier wreck caused by a couple of fools. I parked about 100 yards behind the wreck, (they are NEVER accidents!) with every light I had turned on, then took my portable radio and flashlight and walked in front of my car far enough away, so that if someone DID hit it, I would have a fighting chance of dodging whatever vehicle junk would be coming at me. I was NOT going to jump over the side of a bridge 100 feet above ground level.

[@SeanBZA]

@@bryansimmons4550 Yes and even if you had 100 cones and put them out, complete with flashing lights, some ahole would still plough right through them because they had to read and send messages right then.

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

Right, it's safer to have the truck hit you in the open field.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

You are usually ok if you can get off in the grass. However you can't always do that. I worked for EMS for over a decade. I saw plenty

[@thestonecold9633]

As a safety manager for 160 truck drivers and this being a 1/2 mile from my house this one hurts.

[@Drummeryonisc]

Shut up boi u ain’t no manager

[@thestonecold9633]

@@Drummeryonisc Go play with your video games kid.

[@Agent1996]

Half the truck drivers shouldn’t have a license

[@josephtrowbridge1707]

Wow 40 hours a week 32 probably spent jilling off so 8 hours to manage 160 people that's like 3 minutes a driver no wonder we see 2 semi crashes in an 8 minute video. Hopefully they fire you.

[@feminazislayer]

Sadly they can't do their jobs without the phones these days but I bet the phone can do their job without them ?

[@tarras3292]

I’m glad no one got hurt 😔 it’s a miracle ❤

[@davidkeosa1580]

I'll chime in: I was a truck driver: urban driving; load-in docks, et cetera. I was a "robot", alert and super serious. All my co-workers thought I was too uptight. I got the promotion, they didn't. Drive safe out there, everyone!

[@calvinh.8882]

Was he taking a nap?? He had at least half a mile of straight flat highway to see the patrol car with its lights flashing before he got to it.

[@Ray56z]

M'F'ing phone user most likely-worse than a G'D' drunk.

[@markenda1]

I have to wonder if he didn't get fixated on the accident on the overpass and, looking upward, completely miss the patrol car in the lane. Not making excuses, but definitely distracted.

[@calvinh.8882]

@@markenda1 That is possible.

[@bobac1083]

@@ButterfatFarms tell that to the PD working the scene internet expert.

[@cantstanddogs4776]

Why was there a cop car down there anyways..?

[@JP-st2mk]

Too busy looking at the accident on the overpass until he was in his own accident. Glad the officer was not in her car.

[@seancrowley1065]

How do you know that ? I'm guessing you talked to the driver right ???

[@timnew7662]

@@seancrowley1065 Ok smart guy. What is YOUR guess as to what the truck driver was doing to not see the PD car there?

[@theoldgrams5187]

Love, Honor,Respect To all you Officers For everything you go thru and put up with" Prayers your way always 🙏🏼🇺🇸🌹🕊️

[@moviemogul83]

Another one who deep throats the cops

[@waterheaterservices]

Amen

[@jasonhughes1463]

Just all of the good officers not the bad ones that we need to get rid of as in fire them.....take they badges away

[@babbalonian2]

he kinda caused that himself, tho. if the car wasnt parked or obstructing traffic on a major interstate,,,,it wouldnt have happened. Lucky that man wasn't k1lled. The department would have felt that one.

[@roba4295]

Got'ta love the orange, "Hows my driving?" sticker on the back of the truck.

[@buddyotx]

i never see big trucks get into accidents and this video got 2 of em thats crazy

[@scottlane3756]

Good bye CDL license 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@alvaroq2024]

Yeah, it certainly doesn’t look good for the truck driver. Also the cop who parked her cruiser in the middle of the road should be fired.

[@MrsznewyawkRN]

I have heard from a couple ppl now that losing your cdl is super easy lol - is that true? Just curious - also, do they give you a warning or can they just take it?

[@birdman2514]

@@alvaroq2024 why would the cop be fired? The patrol car was placed there for debris that might fall from the bridge where the original accident occurred while the tow operators worked.

[@peterpiper4722]

@@alvaroq2024 The lane the cruiser was parked in was the lane where debris had a chance of falling into where else should she have put her car?

[@alvaroq2024]

@@birdman2514 What’s wrong with putting up cones further back and shut down the number one lane. I understand why the cruiser was placed there in the first place, but cones would’ve alerted the truck driver, and a cruiser parked near the cones, not so close to the initial accident might’ve fallen, even on the cruiser. You don’t see it?

[@almax9438]

That truck driver was probably distracted, catching up on his favorite series on his tablet to the left, checking emails on his cellphone on the right, and grabbing his hotpocket out of the microwave from behind.

[@shotforshot5983]

Falafel

[@YeeLeeHaw]

The usual suspect as well.

[@blindjustice8718]

Crocks. Almost as bad as flip flops.

[@650Benzo]

He was watching Bonehead Truckers!

[@deaf2819]

@@YeeLeeHawhow many usual suspects have done mass shootings in the USA? How about how many usual suspects are caught up in stings trying to have sex with kids? Seems like a hell of a lot of YEEYEE , my mother is my sister , FJB types.

[@narayankulkarni5378]

Stay safe sir 🙏 ❤

[@loridegrande2350]

I hope everyone is OK 🙏

[@paulis7319]

The first thing that came to mind was texting. In my experience as a bicycle messenger, that’s more dangerous than driving drunk.

[@chefruggy8022]

I would have to say they're both just as dangerous. Yet, the penalties for texting while driving only gets people a fine...at least that's how it is in my country. I wish they'd lobby for stricter penalties for those texting while driving. First offense - $2,500 fine plus 30 day suspension. 2nd offense, both of those, but $5,000 fine, one year suspension PLUS jail time. 3rd offense- attempted murder charge w/ the maximum jail time, fine, and indefinite suspension. Maybe then, people will think twice before texting or watching TV shows, while they drive.

[@babbalonian2]

First thing that came to mind was,,,why is that car parked on the interstate, then crash, then i thought about the law su1t against that department.

[@rustyaxelrod]

As a motorcycle rider I completely agree. The close calls I’ve had in the last few years I could see in the car, every time the driver had their phone in their hand.

[@peggyirwin109]

Wow! Had to go a long ways to get to the scene

[@Annette1965]

When I seen the scene and what he was doing, taking pictures I couldn’t figure why he didn’t just slide down the side of the overpass. It was almost 7 minutes before he got there when it could have been around 30 seconds. I wonder if the semi driver was watching the overpass at the wreck. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@peggyirwin109]

@@Annette1965 I'm thinking that is exactly what he was doing or on a phone

[@RallyingSightsSounds]

@@Annette1965 Surely they drove around to protect the scene with the vehicles (again), other cops had already walked off the side of the bridge.

[@chriscomer1472]

Yeah those exits are not close to each other

[@db2474]

It was clearly a different officer responding as the units on scene of the overpass were already working a crash...pay attention and have some common sense!

[@lawsonsterrariumsandreptil1424]

As someone that’s lives here in Cabot it blows me away I didn’t know about this especially considering I work at the McDonald’s by that exit

[@selfproclaimedintrovert5676]

Im wondering if the driver was focused on the accident ahead on the bridge and not looking directly at the road in front of him?

[@onthencway9241]

Thank god she’s ok, god bless her for her service and I am very thankful for her to have not been in that car at the time of collision.

[@TruthrConsequences]

REALLY?!!! Even though there was NO REASON for her to park a patrol unit in a 70+mph lane of travel and leave it there unoccupied?

[@Endeavr_]

@@TruthrConsequences You do realize there are things called brakes, right? And she has lights on that patrol unit. You're supposed to pay attention on the road. Yes, she should have gotten to the shoulder, but it really doesn't matter considering all I mentioned. The trucker is COMPLETELY at fault. It's called "pay some damn attention dumb ass."

[@psych3009]

@TruthrConsequences yes, it was pretty dumb for her to leave it there but both parties are at fault here, the trucker did not switch lanes as they are required when coming up on a police car

[@moviemogul83]

Blows my mind how many people deep throat cops.

[@davidhelfrich2511]

She was blocking the right lane in case any debris came down from the accident on the overpass.

[@enid0mom]

They have the actual impact on body cam. The semi driver made absolutely no evasive action.

[@aarondynamics1311]

@karlwithak1835 I certainly didn't expect anyone to be so stupid to blame the victim of what was clearly distracted driving. You proved me wrong

[@scooter1748]

@Karl with a K preventable accident, the driver could have swerved. the FMCSRs which regulate commercial motor vehicles are very clear in that the driver should have taken every reasonable action necessary to prevent the accident. The other lane was clear, with the cruiser clearly in the right-hand lane. they also state that you must not drive (line 3) while ill or tired.

[@enid0mom]

@Karl with a K Just exactly how was she going to stop vehicles from driving over the debris and possible falling debris if she was parked on the side of the road? Should she park the patrol car on the side and she should stand in the lane instead. Her patrol car was IN the lane for a reason. The video shoes the semi driver had plenty of time to move over without ending up Jack knifed in the road. Semi drivers have extensive training on accident avoidance, called defensive driving for passenger vehicles, and experienced driver’s are even better prepared. Karl, you are just wrong on this one. We all make mistakes. Just admit it, even if just to yourself. I got caught in a real stupid one last week. It was so incredibly stupid, I had to own up to it or really look like a nut job.

[@aarondynamics1311]

@karlwithak1835 The facts were that there was an accident on the bridge and the police car on the road below was there to block the right lane, where there was a risk of debris from the accident falling onto that lane (as stated in the description). You're just assuming that the police car was there for no reason at all, which is a dumb thing to assume given that it had lights on and there was an accident on the road above. It is also clear that the truck driver was distracted, which is inexcusable especially when operating a truck, yet you are still acting like the victim of their distracted driving is 100% to blame. The truck driver was totally at fault here, just admit it

[@scooter1748]

@Karl with a K No, it's literally not. Please read the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Do you hold a CDL or CLP?

[@mlassz009]

I used to drive B-Double's( double tractor trailers) in Australia back in the day, the amount of people who would just pull in front of me was crazy, especially at intersections. I would always hope the were fast enough to accelerate up to 100km/h because I definitely was slowing down from 100km/h with 70+ tonnes on the back

[@tastystinker]

Funny how when you don’t park in the middle of the interstate, your vehicle doesn’t get hit lmao

[@MajCyric]

Good bye CDL and hello to taking fast food orders...

[@anthonywheeler6133]

Accidents happen, so I think his CDL is for now. But he should keep his options open.

[@I-am-not-D1-4U]

How about Door Dash or Uber Eats and Grub Hub😅

[@I-am-not-D1-4U]

He will never drive an 18 wheeler 🚛 again Oooo No and if he’s married his wife is going to divorce him and marry another truck driver

[@birdflipper]

Not necessarily... they could always get a job at Walmart.

[@XxxXxx-br7eq]

The pay isn't much different these days. I make way more doing Uber than my friend trucking

[@praisethelord4222]

Praise the Lord she was out of the car. Too many officers have lost their lives getting hit like that or been permanently disabled. 🙏🏼

[@dingbop963]

Yes. Praise our Lord Satan. 🙏

[@robqualls588]

@Allan M. I believe they were blocking the lane in case something fell into the lane from the bridge recovery. Not sure how that created an unsafe condition.

[@run-cnc]

@Allan M. did you just try and blame the officer for that accident? how stupid are you?

[@philcollins5019]

Thank baby jesus

[@HeWhoIsWhoHeIs]

@Allan M. She was keeping the right lane closed so debris from the accident above didn't fall on a passing car, dmbfk. Please move to England where you belong.

[@Postocalypse]

I love how they parked EXACTLY where the first car got hit lmfao... THEN the second thought of "oh yeah we should move them "

[@ATK111]

I’m a heavy equipment operator and I move machines around too. Either on the low boy or the tri axle dump truck with 3 Axles plus a lift axle. I have great respect for our float drivers that haul over sized everyday. Like I said I’m an operator that will float a bit here and there. But it’s better suited for someone who’s does it everyday. That door dummy would have never business hauling over sized on a low boy. He’d kill someone for sure.

[@johna1761]

The bar for obtaining a driver’s license, let alone a CDL, has been set WAY to low.

[@justinkaufman495]

obtaining a CDL isn't easy. losing one Is. basically there's a million reasons yours can get taken away, but getting one takes weeks even months of training depending on where you are, and even then there are restrictions in certain circumstances. getting a license is easy in some places but annoying in others (EX: texas requires drivers education before you can get one and in some places the BMV is booked up for 3 months. I had to drive 3 hours out of my way to get mine, and even then it was $33 cash card or check only, I had to do 6 hours of drivers education split up into 2 hour segments per day, and even then I had to listen to a grown woman complain that I was driving too fast when backing up and out of a parking space in an empty parking lot in the middle of nowhere. it's not the hardest thing in the world but easy isn't what I would call it either. that being said in the states where it is hard to do you still have people tailgating you doing 120 on an open highway with plenty of room to get over, people still text, and drive everywhere they go and still swerve into occupied lanes and generally drive like idiots.

[@weeksworks2521]

Have you tried to get one? The bar isn't low. You can make it so difficult that it could be nearly impossible to ever get one, and there will still be no guarantee the driver won't get distracted or doze off once they are on the job. All you will accomplish is to create a shortage of truckers, which means bare shelves at all of the stores.

[@eligebrown8998]

It only started about 5 or 6 years ago. I've been driving for 20 years and steering wheeele holders are only getting dumber.

[@donaldsanders3320]

Check your state's web site for CDL info.....you don't even have to speak English to get a CDL!!!!

[@justinkaufman495]

@@donaldsanders3320 perhaps because talking isn't part of driving... if it's your insinuation that mute people shouldn't be allowed to drive or that we should discriminate based on race and disability, go for it but I promise that's a losing argument.

[@cfbwarzone]

I passed that about an hour after this bodycam / event took place, pretty crazy. I was curious how the hell the semi ended up out in the bushes lol.

[@billtwilla]

Possibly losing the steering tire on the right side? I don't know. Couldn't see all the damage on that side.

[@Benjamin-ol4jx]

I passed a few minutes prior and only saw what happened on the bridge.

[@dorianwallace2623]

I drove by and thought it was just typical Cabot idiots lol

[@Carolesoriginalpieces]

She was parked blocking the lane in case the vehicle up above slipped over the side while the wrecker driver was trying to pull it off the edge!

[@josiemize4822]

Prayers

[@nikitakucherov5028]

To a non-truck driver like myself, watching that is stunning, like how TF does that driver not see that police car?

[@footballlover1677]

I'm pretty sure that he had his eyes looking up at the action taking place on the bridge above. Ironic.

[@JohnSmith-gb5vg]

I’m thinking texting while driving.

[@TwistedMexi]

@@71torinoman had a road trip last Friday, ran across two different semi drivers using the rumble strips as a guide wire, while looking at their phones. Never hauled ass away from semis faster in my life.

[@SquirrelTheater]

He obviously didn’t see it because he wasn’t watching the road.

[@Viper81766]

He was watching Mia Khalifa 😭

[@patrickvanhoesen9425]

This literally just happened to a couple friends of mine driving their 67 VW Campervan. They were parked at a red light and the rig hit them from behind. They're both alive but the Volkswagen is absolutely destroyed

[@ironfront9573]

I've always been terrified at the thought of a front end collision in a VW campervan.

[@davidyoung8521]

I am surprised they survived. Riding in an old VW , you were Spam in a can.

[@equarg]

Ohh, but they definitely felt THAT impact in the morning😣. Glad they survived.

[@oldschoollgearjammerlongmi5209]

Sorry to hear about your friends loss.

[@fm2dmax]

Can I have the van? 'Tis but a scratch!

[@shannonmariehauck]

This is exactly why the three times I've been pulled over in my life I get way the heck off the road.

[@johnbeckwith1361]

Me too, i'll drive into a parking lot if I can. Last time I got a warning. I truly believe that if the cop isn't stressed out having to deal with you and scary traffic at the same time you just might get a break or some leniency.

[@misterfixit5186]

How did semi go straight in from the road between the trees??

[@bwhit22295]

I have no idea why it’s so hard for people to just simply get over when they see police on a TS/tow truck drivers or anyone else for that matter pulled over on the side of the road.

[@Brett235]

They're distracted by their phones. I see it everyday. I actually had a police officer get into my lane while passing me the other day because he was on his laptop while driving.

[@scotts3574]

Because so many are morons that dont pay attention

[@donte6391]

cause ppl dnt be letting ppl over

[@davidbutler5825]

Exactly 💯

[@jayo552]

MARYLAND LAW REQUIRES A LANE CHANGE

[@paulslater9555]

Not everyone gets a video recording of their last day behind the wheel. This guy does. On a professional note…one of the very first things you learn is to navigate the road 1/4 mile ahead at all times. This is what complacency in that rule causes.

[@OriginalGlorfindel]

I look at the horizon and take note of everything in between. Only time I got surprised was when a huge possum ran out of high grass to my left. High speed braking and swerving caused me to roll the jeep grand cherokee. After recovering from the sudden roller coaster, I assessed myself for injuries, found none, and calmly called my partner. Then called 911. Gave them inaccurate directions, as I had somehow done a 180 while rolling and ended up on my wheels on the opposite shoulder. Climbed out unhurt, but very stunned, and calmly handled situation. Even had EMS check me over for anything I hadn't noticed.... like did I still have a pulse? Had I left my body behind somehow? I couldn't believe I had not one injury, just bruises later on. Guess I got lucky, but didn't believe it fully at the time. Lol

[@paulslater9555]

@@OriginalGlorfindel I never swerve for wildlife. While it’s an unfortunate situation, my life and the life of others beside me are not getting put in jeopardy.

[@OriginalGlorfindel]

@@paulslater9555 Yeah, I learned my lesson that morning. Thankfully I didn't die in a dumb way, nor hurt anyone else.

[@Brian-bc8ds]

@@paulslater9555 I swerve for bears and moose, but other than that, a cracked bumper or damaged tire/rim are worth less than my life or the lives of oncoming traffic.

[@Benjamin-ol4jx]

I have driven at companies that employed commercial drivers who had previously killed someone with their semi while on the job. I doubt this guy won't get a driving job again.

[@edsalinas9996]

You couldn't walk down the embankment to the Police Officer, you had to drive 10 minutes to get to him.

[@xavierharris9065]

"You'll never Get No Closer!" Stay Safe!

[@nightwatchman5848]

Good thing the officer wasn't injured, it's a full day trip to get to her. Some emergency turn arounds would be handy..

[@LoveCaveDiving]

Dude was sleeping or texting or something. How these people can''t see the cherries and berries is beyond me.

[@aaronpederson7910]

Maybe they shouldn't park in the middle of the interstate? Notice how they moved out of the road once they got out of their cars the first time. That truckers getting a settlement for sure.

[@stevenbennett9425]

Where I live very few state cars have lights on top of the car most are in headlights tail lights or the back window and they're very hard to see sometimes

[@annoyedok321]

​@@aaronpederson7910 Likely debris under the bridge from the previous crash.

[@brianwest2775]

@@aaronpederson7910 They wanted that lane blocked because of the overhead cane work that could drop debris, or worse, on that lane. But apparently only had the car and not a series of cones.

[@philsmidwestclassiccars150]

@@aaronpederson7910 That truckers not getting no settlement, he's going to be too busy hiding from the other prisoners in jail. They had a cop car parked in the right travel lane to block traffic from possible falling debris from an accident on top of the bridge. The trucker was not paying attention or watching where he was going. Looks like he might be buying someone a new cop car.

[@American-Giant]

I've been broke down on the side of the road with a repair truck parked in front of back. Many semi's passed. Some couldn't get over and then there's always that driver that refuses to move. Lane to the left completely empty yet they fail to yield.

[@foltzenlogel]

The driver definitely should have been paying attention and moved over. What I don't understand though is why the cruiser was there parked in the travel lane to begin with. The previous incident was on the overpass and had nothing to do with the interstate. The description says "because they feared debris might fall below".. okay, then shouldn't they have shut both lanes down.

[@GodsSoldier2]

There used to be a time way back in the 80's when truckers would actually switch lanes to avoid stopped vehicles. Things aren't like they used to be

[@aflaz171]

Are you suggesting trucks were involved in less accidents back then, they weren't!

[@chordsofgratitude2073]

Now they just run everything over and keep right on rolling down the highway.... Seen it happen live on the I-95 beltway in Maryland/D.C. area as an ambulance driver many times!

[@midwest1ce]

Definitely had a brake malfunction.

[@midwest1ce]

Also cops should know better to pull fully off the road and not keep a car on a high speed highway.

[@bigfoot1980]

Now days traffic drives mostly on the left lane, creating moving road blocks 10 mph slower then the limit except when a emergency vehicle is stopped, then you have see how close you can get to them, both like some twisted game.. Unprofessionally speaking, it sounds like classic symptoms of "better-then-you disease".

[@ndobbins58]

Gives you chills thinking about how it could have ended if the trooper had been in her vehicle!! I’m glad everyone is ok!!

[@shawn9673]

And how far did this officer drive away from the accident.

[@user-bw8to9iq3d]

Great job hope everyone is okay.

[@ryanbaker7404]

I know it's awful, but seeing that semi in the woods/tree line, all I can hear is Jim Carrey's line in Ace Venture, "Like a glove!" when he does the crazy parking. 🤣

[@Josh31287]

Bruh.....this comment wins! 🤣☠️

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

Lol

[@mikerhea1361]

The whole situation was awful If no one perished, there is a bright side. No one is asking me but there is a LOT to be learned here. Stay alert at all times !

[@trevorsizzle3705]

Something about the way he said "Told ya." made me chuckle.

[@afmajorbeats9931]

I wanna know what footage they're referring to

[@jeremyspray6607]

The best part of this accident, is that both parties were able to walk away with very minor, if any, injuries. This could have been much more tragic for either of them. Fault can be determined later. At least they both got to go home to their families that day!

[@Chuckles9191991]

100% sure he was distracted. I see these guys watching TV everyday. It’s a fucking shame what the trucking industry has become. As drivers my age start to retire in about 10 years there’s gonna be a whole lot more of this.

[@blast4me754]

Riding down a long boring interstate watching your truck go from 64 mph to 45mph for 11 hours a day gets boring.

[@Chuckles9191991]

@@blast4me754 doesn’t justify not keeping your eyes on the road. I just call someone if I’m bored, and yes on a Bluetooth device, no hand held.

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

10yrs? Lol

[@painmt651]

More likely, supply chains just gonna go to hell. Kids don’t want to work

[@mathew3267]

The vehicle will be automated soon, the technology has been ready and capable for years now.

[@BrandonBurch]

Man that's intense! So glad she wasn't in the vehicle!

[@noelalexisperez4890]

Retired truck driver of 20 years here.i always payed attention to everything including traffic coming from the opposite direction.as rule of thumb you look as far ahead as you can see for anything. When I drove as soon I saw the blue lights I was immediately getting ready to move over and slow down,I would rather move over early than get blocked by another vehicle and not able to change lanes.and I did this way b4 they started the slowdown move over campaing and everything that came along with this.this guy clearly was not paying attention and his cdl should be removed permanently.

[@johnwow2646]

Police officer: What happened? Truck driver: I was just finishing up on my CDL test questions that were online. I must have looked down at my laptop too long. Sorry!

[@toxiq7399]

i drove for the post office in san antonio, i’ve witnessed cars racing and one hit the dividers straight, bursting straight into flames trying to get around an 18 wheeler entering i10. such a blessing the officer was not in the vehicle.

[@mountainman5173]

I started driving for a living about a decade before cell phones existed. At first it wasn't bad, mostly texting and phone conversations were the culprit. But when the smartphone hit the market, some of these idiots (I refuse to call them fellow drivers) pay attention to nothing else.

[@andrewshowland]

Keep you eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel at all times

[@broeheemed32]

If you just want to watch the top of a steering wheel, and watch the clouds go by, this is the video for you!

[@bobdevries4028]

Nice clouds however... ☁️☁️☁️

[@tbeach3617]

And listen to the siren so loud you cant even stand to listen to the radio traffic.

[@ndobbins58]

I didn’t understand the position of the camera either. If an incident had occurred on the way to the accident scene all they would have videoed was the treetops and sky. Looks like training needs to be done on camera use. I get annoyed seeing fingers in front of the camera by some officers too.

[@timnew7662]

Body cams should be deactivated once the officer is in his car.

[@RyuSanctuary]

@@ndobbins58 guess you haven’t figured the fact that they have dash cams too

[@sharongagnist6428]

Thank goodness she was ok. Not only move over but slow down when you see flashing lights.

[@PikaChu-fy5pt]

Doubt they saw any flashing lights

[@sharongagnist6428]

@@PikaChu-fy5pt how can you not see flashing lights?

[@midwest1ce]

After a certain distance the semi is too elevated to see something in front of them that is closer than 4 car lengths. Also if you hear the video you can hear the brakes of the semi.

[@NaruSanavai]

@@sharongagnist6428 by not looking at the road, whatsoever. Texting, checking social media, being on the phone in general, is more important than piloting tons of metal and plastic at high speeds, apparently.

[@sharongagnist6428]

@@NaruSanavai that's what I was thinking.

[@vickystevens6123]

Where was he going that he had to drive that far? Drove a long ways to get down to the bottom of the highway.

[@youtubeuser5424]

Lol this cop is like oh wait, I have a body cam. Let me start hurrying.

[@Nx553]

Being stuck on the side of the road is always stressful, in late August I was driving from west Texas for work back home to Pittsburgh on Route 66 in Northeast Oklahoma and my truck broke down, (Silverado 3500 dually) and I couldn't get past the concrete barrier on the right so my tires were 2 inches over the white line in thick traffic, called triple A a total of THREE times, we were stuck there for over 5 hours, it's nothing short of miraculous that nobody hit us, I jumped out the window on the passengers side as soon as we stopped and stood behind the guardrail, two of my coworkers decided to sit in the truck the whole time despite my telling them several times to get out, that lady is lucky she wasn't in the car.

[@brianwest2775]

Incredible that they stayed in the truck after being warned.

[@scottrenko3820]

I have been working on busy roads and if we r idle for more than a few minutes I let myself out..nobody pays enough for that chance...

[@jeffreygamer32]

Thank Goodness the cop wasn't in the car at the time of impact! God was looking after that officer! Stay safe out there guys!🙏🙏💙💙

[@russellhodges6731]

Amen brother

[@AyeCarumba221]

There is no god. If there were, god would not allow this travesty to happen in the first place. Try not to be absurd please.

[@chris52209]

god would of told the trucker to move his ass a lane over god wasn't looking after nobody

[@jeffreygamer32]

@@AyeCarumba221 Okay so you dont believe in God and thats fine I respect your opinion

[@timnew7662]

@@AyeCarumba221 Gonna suck to be you come judgement day.......

[@girlonfire6067]

That officer was so professional. I would've been cursing under my breath the whole time, and I absolutely would've lost it on that guy in the truck.

[@michaelratican4601]

Well now I know what all happened.. I live here, this is Cabot Arkansas, I seen the incident on the bridge but didn't know a police officer's car was struck on the interstate

[@emilymoncada82]

Holy cow! I hope everyone is alright

[@grom7826]

Did you check his phone against your time stamp on your camera ? He was sleeping or texting.

[@BrokenWrenches]

that level of inattentiveness is incomprehensible!!!!!

[@MrsJones0731]

If that responding officer had gone the opposite direction: getting on the highway via the OFF ramp like some of yall are suggesting and he had cause another... a THIRD wreck yall would be in the comments saying why didn't he go around and get on the highway properly 😄 if he had taken his cruiser down the embankment like some of you are suggesting and the thing rolled over or rolled into a tree etc, yall would be on here saying he did THAT wrong. He made the safest decision that he could and made it there quickly without causing injury or further damages.

[@timnew7662]

He couldn't have done it either way. The bridge was blocked so he couldn't get to the side where the second accident happened going that way. Even had he gone back up the off ramp he was still on the wrong side of the freeway with a concrete divider separating the north and south bound lanes.

[@gaspainsify]

@@timnew7662 It's wire not concrete.

[@justinlynch7141]

How frustrating to be so close when the accident happens, but then have to take so long to reach the scene. I was thinking the whole time when the hell is he gonna get there! Also one handing the wheel doing speeds he was doing like a boss lol good stuff!

[@RubberSideDown2]

I was thinking why didn't he just drive down the embankment. He has 4wd. Been there in 2 mins or less

[@chaziztheman]

@@RubberSideDown2 might not have been able to get around the guard rail, and I'm sure it's probably against protocol. Some of the fire/EMS from the original scene walked down to the truck so I'm pretty sure this cop just had to get his car down to get his lights on at the shoulder for more traffic. If the car was occupied when it was hit then I'd be willing to bet that they would have sent it down the hill dukes of hazzard style lmao

[@ArchAngelDowns]

I was thinking similarly about the time. Nearly five minutes. But the other officer was out of the car when it got hit.

[@Lilith-Rose]

He was taking the unit round for safety reasons, they knew she wasn't in the car at the time and other units were able to go down on foot to assess but they need at least one vehicle on scene with its lights going etc to warn other drivers and for access to all the equipment they carry. Still painful to have to drive miles in the opposite direction to get to an incident that happened literally right beneath your feet but with the road blocked by the earlier accident and unsafe terrain that's the only option to get a vehicle on scene

[@Lilith-Rose]

@@chaziztheman no doubt, if the car had been occupied they'd have done anything to get to them, if not drive down it would have been all hands running down the embankment handballing whatever kit. Thankfully that wasn't the case and now there's one less bad truck driver on the road

[@holzmann8443]

That semi driver wasn't hired based on merit, he was hired to fill a sick quota.

[@ompeezy]

Wtf was the semi driver doing?? He had plenty of time and room to move over!!

[@randallyoung8360]

It blows my mind that this had to be made a law to slow down our move over. I was taught this when I started driving and to me its should be common sense without having to be taught but there's very little of that these days. First responders deserve better.

[@lbpalexcool1]

Exactly! just like 10 and 2 best control over that deadly machine we are driving 🙏🙏