Car crash on highway
ID: MRC-01-0020
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WS POV Car crash on highway / Geauga County, Ohio, USA<br /><br />Tpr. William A. Davis's patrol car video captures the impact of Saturday's crash on westbound State Route 2 in Geauga County, which resulted in three injured individuals, including 16-year Patrol veteran Tpr. Davis.,According to a preliminary crash report by the Mentor Police Department, on Saturday at approximately 2:30 p.m., Tpr. Davis was on-foot conducting a traffic stop when a passing vehicle struck both Tpr. Davis's Patrol car and the car he had pulled over. Tpr. Davis was struck by flying debris, but escaped serious injury.,"This is the second Patrol video we have released this year that dramatically depicts why motorists need to move over or slow down when approaching an emergency vehicle," Col. Kenneth L. Morckel, patrol superintendent said. "I hope these images will wake-up drivers to the dangers our troopers face everyday.",The "Move Over or Slow Down" state law requires motorists to move over or slow down for stopped law enforcement and public safety vehicles. Motorists must safely change lanes away from the public safety vehicle if traveling on multi-lane highways. If motorists cannot change lanes safely, or are on a two-lane highway, they must slow down and proceed with caution. The law went into effect in September 1999.,In March, Tpr. Christopher Wood's patrol car video captured the impact of a crash on Interstate 71 in Richland County, which involved two Patrol cars. Tpr. Wood was on-foot approaching Tpr. Farley's cruiser when a vehicle struck both cruisers.

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