A police officer monitoring traffic had quite a surprise this week that you have to see.
The dashcam installed in a Spring Township Police Department cruiser caught a tire flying through the air and then smashing into the windshield of the police car, WJAC reported.
Police officers shared the video on the department’s Facebook page.
Talk about expecting the unexpected! Today while monitoring traffic in the 1300 block of Zion Rd. Officers were caught by surprise when a pickup truck traveling west lost a wheel/tire that struck the patrol unit the officers were sitting in. Luckily the tire struck the cruiser and then launched in the air off to the opposite side of the road instead of traveling into the opposite lane and striking a moving vehicle coming in the other direction. The cruiser suffered some extensive damage but both officers and the driver of the truck were not injured..
Posted by Spring Township Police Department on Monday, February 14, 2022
Officers also showed a different view of the tire entering the cruiser, recorded by their body cameras.
This is an inside view of the cruiser as the tire smashes into the windshield. Notice the glass shards that encapsulate the interior of the vehicle. We are very grateful both officers were okay!
Posted by Spring Township Police Department on Tuesday, February 15, 2022
WJAC reported that the tire flew off a pickup truck.
The tire only hit the cruiser, no other vehicles, and no one was injured, WTAJ reported.
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