The Sturgis Police Department (SPD) shared dash cam videos of a near-miss involving a police cruiser and a semi truck as a reminder to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles.
The dash cam videos were captured on I-90 in Sturgis, South Dakota, and shared by SPD on January 4.
In the two videos, you can see police cruisers parked alongside the snowy interstate while responding to a previous crash. An approaching semi truck loses control and nearly strikes the parked police vehicle.
“This is so close and is exactly why the Move Over law exists,” SPD said.
Police said that the truck driver involved has not been located or cited because “no one could break away from the accident at hand. To lose a cruiser from the scene would have jeopardized the other officers open scene. We hope to identify the company and share the videos.”
Take a look at the dash cam videos below.