Dashcam shows two people jumping to avoid a crash when a distracted driver hits patrol vehicle
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Henry County, VA - Virginia State Police have released dash cam video of a crash that led a trooper and another driver to jump over a guardrail.
Police say this is a “good reminder for drivers to “Move Over” near police activity and don’t drive distracted.”
The crash occurred Sunday, April 20 at 9:05 p.m. along Route 220, south of Route 609 in Henry County, according to police.
Police say the police vehicle was stopped in the right travel lane on the southbound side of Route 220 with its emergency lights activated, while the trooper was assisting the driver of a disabled vehicle. At the same time, the driver of a Toyota Highlander SUV was headed south in the right lane and hit the patrol vehicle in the rear.
The Toyota driver was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash, then charged with reckless driving.
The trooper, who was not in the patrol vehicle, and the driver of the disabled vehicle sustained minor injuries by diving over a guardrail to avoid being struck, according to police.