VISALIA, Calif. (KMPH) — A driver was arrested after an 80+ mph crash nearly hit an officer’s vehicle in California.

An officer was patrolling the area when a driver travelling over 80 miles per hour lost control and skidded sideways over a medium. (Video: VPD)

The Visalia Police Department says the crash happened around 3 a.m. on Mooney Boulevard.

An officer was patrolling the area when a driver traveling over 80 miles per hour lost control and skidded sideways over a median.

The car then continued into oncoming traffic and jumped the curb, barely missing the officer’s vehicle.

The driver was arrested for reckless driving.