Video shows Oklahoma trooper’s near miss with big rig that hit attenuator truck at 50 MPH

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) shared video of a trooper’s close call with a semi truck in a construction zone earlier this week.

The dash cam video was captured near mile marker 10 along the H.E. Bailey Turnpike this week.

OHP LT Forrest White was assisting a construction crew that included a lane-striping truck and an attenuator traveling at 10 m.p.h. White’s cruiser was in the inside lane with lights activated to warn drivers to move over for the workers.

At the moment the video is captured, LT White spotted a semi truck in the rear-view mirror that wasn’t slowing.

“LT White had to make a split-second decision. He moved in front of another semi and ended up in the ditch along the side of the highway. Moments later, the approaching semi struck the attenuator truck at an estimated 50 m.p.h. The attenuator truck is specifically there to absorb an impact, and it did its job,” OHP said.

No serious injuries were reported.

After the crash the truck driver reportedly told LT White that “he simply didn’t realize how slowly the construction crew was traveling.”

The truck driver was issued a citation for failure to reduce speed or move over, which carries a $1,000 fine.

You can view the video below.