Texas officer escapes after 18-wheeler strikes car on icy freeway; empty cruiser hit by 2 further semis

A Forth Price police officer escaped with minor accidents this week after his patrol car was hit by the trailer of a jack-knifed 18-wheeler on an icy freeway – after which hit two extra time after he obtained out, police stated. 

The officer and his associate have been responding to a crash on Interstate 20 when their car was hit Thursday, based on FOX four in Dallas. 

Just one officer was inside on the time of the primary crash, police stated. 

The officer within the car on the time of the crash was in a position to get out and was strolling over to his associate when the cruiser was hit by the second 18-wheeler. 

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“As the 2 officers labored collectively to get throughout the iced-over freeway to a grassy median, a 3rd 18-wheeler slid on the ice and struck the patrol car,” the division stated in a launch on social media.

The second officer injured his ankle as the 2 struggled on foot on the ice. 

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Images of the crash posted by police confirmed the car utterly totaled. 

“Though each officers sustained accidents, they instantly moved again to the freeway and started checking on the folks concerned within the a number of accidents,” the division stated. “STAY SAFE OUT THERE.” 

The officers have been hospitalized with minor accidents to their head and ankle and have been launched the identical day, FOX four reported. 

Nobody else was injured, police informed Fox Information Digital. 

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