Video: Florida Trooper Rescues Driver Who Slammed Into His SUV

Jan. 10, 2019
When a Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulled onto the hard shoulder to help a motorist, another car came careening out of nowhere.
When a Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulled onto the hard shoulder to help a motorist, another car came careening out of nowhere. In a dramatic moment caught on the trooper's camera, the vehicle struck the guardrail and then slammed into the back of the patrol car. It sent glass and debris flying. A fire soon started from the car's engine. Miraculously, Trooper Richard Verbiest was not seriously injured by the crash. But the driver of the car that hit his was.

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