Summary

Lancaster County Sheriff's deputies are practiced in the fine art of patience That's clear on a video showing an SUV backing into a deputy's cruiser during a traffic stop on -- of course -- April Fools Day Sheriff Terry Wagner said Deputy Ryan Schmuecker pulled over a 2007 BMW GL320 for speeding about 5:30 am Thursday north of Bennett on Nebraska 43 In footage from the cruiser's dash-mounted camera, the Beemer begins to back up as Schmuecker walks toward it Whoa, hey, hey, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! he says Then, the sound of a crunch, and the deputy just sort of slumps He stands on the road for a full 12 seconds, then says calmly: Need to see your license, registration and insurance, sir The deputy's reaction is priceless, Wagner said in an e-mail I'm sure the deputy is thinking about all of the paperwork required when a government vehicle is involved in a crash After Schmuecker collects the information, he says, You want to pull your vehicle up so it's not on top of mine anymore, please? And amazingly, the SUV's reverse lights pop on again Stop! Schmuecker shouts What's the problem, sir? The driver replies he tried to put the BMW into park but it didn't go It doesn't appear to have happened on purpose, Wagner said, and there was no alcohol involved It was just one of those days The driver was cited for careless driving The cruiser, a 2009 Ford Crown Victoria, suffered $400 damage, according to the accident report

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 326009
Story Slug CRUNCH TIME FOR COP CAR 2010
Location LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA
Format DASHCAM
Date 04/01/2010
Archive Time 38:05
TRT 3:30
Video Description COLOR, NIGHTTIME DASHCAM VIDEO WITH AUDIO, OFFICER PULLS OVER A SMALL SUV, GETS OUT AND STARTS WALKING TOWARDS CAR AND CAR STARTS ROLLING BACKWARDS, COP YELLS TO STOP AND THEN “CRUNCH” AS THE BMW HITS THE SQUAD CAR, COP’S REACTION IS MONEY AND HE SLUMPS IN ANGER AND COLLECTS HIMSELF, THEN CALMLY TALKS TO THE DRIVER
Description Lancaster County Sheriff's deputies are practiced in the fine art of patience That's clear on a video showing an SUV backing into a deputy's cruiser during a traffic stop on -- of course -- April Fools Day Sheriff Terry Wagner said Deputy Ryan Schmuecker pulled over a 2007 BMW GL320 for speeding about 5:30 am Thursday north of Bennett on Nebraska 43 In footage from the cruiser's dash-mounted camera, the Beemer begins to back up as Schmuecker walks toward it Whoa, hey, hey, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! he says Then, the sound of a crunch, and the deputy just sort of slumps He stands on the road for a full 12 seconds, then says calmly: Need to see your license, registration and insurance, sir The deputy's reaction is priceless, Wagner said in an e-mail I'm sure the deputy is thinking about all of the paperwork required when a government vehicle is involved in a crash After Schmuecker collects the information, he says, You want to pull your vehicle up so it's not on top of mine anymore, please? And amazingly, the SUV's reverse lights pop on again Stop! Schmuecker shouts What's the problem, sir? The driver replies he tried to put the BMW into park but it didn't go It doesn't appear to have happened on purpose, Wagner said, and there was no alcohol involved It was just one of those days The driver was cited for careless driving The cruiser, a 2009 Ford Crown Victoria, suffered $400 damage, according to the accident report
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Keywords

CAUGHT ON TAPE
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
CAUGHT ON VIDEO
FUNNY
DRUNK
DUI
DWI
DASHCAM
POLICE
COPS
BAD DRIVER
DUMB DRIVER
WORST DRIVER
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