Oklahoma trooper OK after scary collision on the side of a highway
Newsy
Trooper Jesse Gregory is OK after the frightening collision, but the incident came weeks after his friend was injured in a similar crash.
Officials in Oklahoma released video of a vehicle slamming into the driver's side of an SUV pulled over on the side of an interstate while a trooper stood on the passenger side.
The incident occurred in the Oklahoma City area on Jan. 18.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol member was identified as Trooper Jesse Gregory. Officials said Gregory and both drivers were treated and released from the hospital.
"We show this video as a graphic reminder of the consequences of distracted or impaired driving and the importance of the slow down, move over law. We are in the middle of a distracted driving emphasis right now in honor of Trooper Nicholas Dees, who lost his life in the line of duty after being struck by a distracted driver," the Highway Patrol said.
The video showed Gregory leaping into a ditch as a black SUV slammed into the parked white SUV. Gregory was standing near the passenger-side window when the incident occurred.
