How One DWI Crash Led Another Drunk Driver Right Into The Hands Of Police!

First, the police department, fire departments, and emergency personnel need to know that we appreciate them. They are constantly risking their lives to make ours safer. A BIG thanks from all of us :)

Now, there is nothing, I mean nothing, some of us hate more than being on-call during the night. Not a big deal for some, but as a woman heading to shootings, or stabbings, even accidents in remote locations can be pretty scary.

I brave it out and I've gone to plenty of the above, I've been scared and nervous, but this time I froze in fear, just for a few seconds, then I knew I had to get my camera rolling!

Now some of you might think I'm a chicken, I could be-- but here is how my night went.

A little before midnight or so, I hear a 10-50 major go over scanner, meaning a major accident. Then they said rollover and something along the lines of a 10-55 meaning drunk driver. (Besides hating being on-call, I also dislike drunk drivers!) I head out to 277 and Bishop, guy rolls truck over, girlfriend is hurt, he tries to make excuses, he gets arrested, she is sent to the hospital.

I am back at work around 12:45 and I hear 10-50 major, South 14th and Ross Ave. Dispatch says, driver attempting to leave the scene. I get my gear once again and head back out. One driver had the yellow blinking lights, the suspected drunk failed to stop for his blinking red, hit the vehicle, driver hits the windshield BUT is OK :)End of story!

As I pack my gear up, I hear a car rattling and speeding towards the crash scene. Then everything went slow motion for me. One officer is yelling at us, I couldn't hear what he was saying, but right away I knew, I needed to get out of the way. I froze! I froze, just like a deer in the headlights of this oncoming car. One cop near me starts to move over, then I notice the car coming towards us was driving on his rim. Get this, three wheels! Anyways, as the loud noise and car get closer I'm thinking, this isn't good. He wont be able to stop, he'll hit the patrol car and that will hit the cars involved in the crash and here I am in the middle of it. I felt my heart stop, I really didn't know how the next few minutes of my life were going to turn out.

But lucky for me, officers had it all under control!

The car then slowed down, two officers surrounded the car, they pulled out their guns, they were probably unsure who the driver was, why he was speeding towards us with a missing tire, and of course they had to be cautious.

Now, after witnessing officers take action so quickly, and ensuring no one else was hurt in this crash scene, I felt relieved to have a police department that put their lives at risk to make sure the rest of us are safe. (Again, thank you!)

So that is how this drunk driver drove right into the hands of the Abilene Police Department.

Take A Look At The Video!
3-Tire Driver Rolls Up To Crash Scene, Goes To Jail