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Tragedy was narrowly averted on a Florida highway early Sunday when two members of law enforcement barely escaped being struck by a vehicle.

The Volusia Sheriff’s Office posted about the incident on its Facebook page.

“Overnight, a VSO sergeant and FHP trooper were on the scene of a car vs. deer crash on I-95 when a SUV ran off the highway and just about ran them over,” the account said. FHP refers to the Florida Highway Patrol.

“The SUV hit the VSO patrol vehicle, smashed into the back of the car that hit the deer, and then spun back onto I-95, where it came to rest,” the post said.

The post then added a message for drivers.

“PLEASE stay alert for emergency lights and move over for first responders, service vehicles and disabled vehicles on the side of the road,” the post said.

“This was a split second away from tragedy,” the post said.

Should striking a first responder’s vehicle on the roadside carry its own criminal charge?

The department posted another view of the incident, showing how little time the sergeant and trooper had to get out of the way.

According to autoinsurance.com, about 487 road workers and first responders were killed by cars between 2020 and early 2024.

In the first two months of 2024 alone, the site reported that 10 first responders were struck and killed by cars.

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For example, on Friday, a patrol officer with the Prince George’s County Police Department in Maryland was hit by a vehicle while directing traffic at a crash site, according to WJLA-TV.

The incident took place at about 3:30 a.m. Police said a driver whose breath alcohol concentration was at more than double the legal limit struck a police vehicle that had its emergency lights on.

The impact pushed the police vehicle into the police officer.

The injured officer was taken to a hospital after hitting a guardrail.

The driver was later taken into custody.

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Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.
Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.
Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com.
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