KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Missouri Highway Patrol trooper escaped serious injury early Thursday morning after a distracted driver struck their patrol car.
The Highway Patrol said the trooper was investigating a crash on U.S. 50 Highway in Jackson County, Missouri, when a distracted driver struck the patrol car.
Late Thursday afternoon, the highway patrol released dash cam video of the crash.
Dear Distracted Drivers: Please take a second and watch this video of one our Patrol cars being struck this morning while stopped w emergency equipment activated and working an earlier crash in Jackson Co. Thankfully no injuries this time... #PayAttention #MoveOver pic.twitter.com/dO7VPrEpmz
— MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) September 13, 2018
Charges are pending against the driver.
