A Sheridan, Colo. police officer had to pull himself out of a sinkhole after it swallowed up his cruiser early Friday morning.
Sgt. Grege Miller was driving in the intersection of Oxford Avenue, River Point Parkway and Natches Court, at the River Point Shopping Center, around 2:18 a.m., when the road gave way, according to KMGH-TV.
"I realize I'm in a sinkhole. All I see is dirt around me," he told the news station. "I just basically had to crawl through the window."
The officer said that after he fell through there was dust and dirt and he could hear the sound of water.
"(I) grabbed ahold of the rail on the top of the roof, then pulled myself on top of the roof. Then I jumped up and grabbed on the top of the pavement and pulled myself out," he said.
Miller then flagged down help, because his radios were damaged in the fall.
The officer was transported to a local where he was treated and released for cuts and bruises.
Police said the SUV has been sinking deeper into the hole and are currently trying to find a way to get it out.
