Oklahoma Highway Patrol dashcam video shows trooper encouraging trainee during pursuit
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Oklahoma, OK - A training moment was caught on camera during a pursuit involving Oklahoma Highway Patrol last month.
On Dec. 30, Trooper Connor Kitch, who is in the field training process, responded to a request from Warr Acres Police to assist in a pursuit. Trooper Bailey Bennett was with Kitch during the call as his field training trooper.
Dash camera video from the pursuit shows Bennett coaching Kitch through performing a tactical vehicle intervention, a maneuver that often ends pursuits.
"Get up on him!" Bennett said before Kitch successfully completed the TVI. "Turn around. Perfect! Perfect!"
The suspect was then taken into custody.
"This phase is critical in a trooper’s development as they gain experience while being guided by a seasoned partner. It is not always easy for a field training trooper to sit in the passenger seat and hand the reins over, but it is a necessary step in building confident and well-trained troopers who will soon become their partners," OHP said in a social media post.