Dashcam Video Shows Florida Trooper Hit By Car
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| Description | January is “Move Over Month.” It’s a time to remind everyone of the state law aimed at protecting law enforcement and others whose roadway jobs put their safety at risk. To illustrate those dangers, the Florida Highway Patrol released dashcam video of a dramatic crash from October 2015. In the video, Trooper Mac Mickens was on the Florida Turnpike in West Palm Beach. He was walking back to his vehicle, after having pulled over a driver for speeding, when another driver plows right into him. Mickens, 60, struggles to get up. His pelvis was completely shattered, his face bloodied. Finally Trooper Mickens is able to grab hold of his radio to call for help – no small feat Thankfully, Mickens is recovering and is hoping to be back at work soon. But not all emergency workers and first responders are as lucky. The move over law requires drivers to move over a lane or to slow down to 20 mph below the speed limit. If a driver is not in the lane closest to the stopped emergency vehicles, they’re |
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| Date | 2015-10 |
| Source | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Author | FHP |
