A newly released dashboard camera video shows an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper's close call.
The trooper pulled over a distracted driver on southbound I-35, near Ardmore when another distracted driver swerved through traffic, almost hitting the trooper, according to KFOR-T.
"We cannot express enough. Slow down, stop any distractions and pay attention when approaching any and all events occurring along the roadway. Our safety is largely dependent on you," Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesman Trooper Dwight Durant said in a statement.
Officials said that luckily the SUV did not hit any other vehicles before it drove into the median.
The trooper didn't have any time to react before the driver made it back on the road and drove away.
"By the time that the smoke cleared and the dust cleared, the guy had already left so we never made contact with him," Durant said.
