03-06-2022 FL Trooper rams DUI driver headed for civilian runners

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By Ryan Ballogg

Source The Bradenton Herald

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper is home and recovering on Monday after she used her vehicle to block a rogue driver that was speeding towards a pedestrian event taking place on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the agency said in a news release.

The driver, 52-year-old Kristen Kay Watts of Sarasota, bypassed an Interstate 275 closure and failed to stop for multiple law enforcement officers before the crash took place just after 8:45 a.m. Sunday.

Watts was later arrested on charges of DUI, two counts of DUI with property damage and two counts of reckless driving involving injury and property damage.
 

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Wow! She saved a lot of people from serious injury and likely death, but man that impact is one of the least ideal scenarios you could find yourself in as an occupant in a car. Good for her!

I have been curious on patrol cars with the bumper guards installed if the airbag sensors are impeded in any way.
 

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By Ryan Ballogg

Source The Bradenton Herald

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper is home and recovering on Monday after she used her vehicle to block a rogue driver that was speeding towards a pedestrian event taking place on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the agency said in a news release.

The driver, 52-year-old Kristen Kay Watts of Sarasota, bypassed an Interstate 275 closure and failed to stop for multiple law enforcement officers before the crash took place just after 8:45 a.m. Sunday.

Watts was later arrested on charges of DUI, two counts of DUI with property damage and two counts of reckless driving involving injury and property damage.

Well, there is a trooper who seriously earned her paycheck. Hope her convalescence is quick, and complete. And I hope the folks in her state appreciate her very much!
 

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