Dash cam video shows Idaho trooper nearly struck by crashing truck

Thursday, December 2, 2021
BOISIE, Idaho (WLS) -- Dash cam video captured a very close call for an Idaho state trooper helping a stranded driver.

The trooper said he stopped to help a stranded driver. A passing driver slowed down when approaching the patrol car, but the truck behind him did not.
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The trooper's dash cam caught the white truck careening toward him. The trooper jumped over a cement barrier just in time avoid being struck by the pickup truck.

The trooper only sustained minor injuries, but the incident turned into a chain reaction crash involving six different cars.
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The driver of the Toyota is also OK, officials said.

CNN contributed to this report
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