Heart-pounding video shows the moment a New York state trooper miraculously walked away when a speeding SUV went out of control, causing a chain-reaction crash during a routine traffic stop.
The trooper was lucky to be alive after he was struck by a Mercedes that he’d pulled over after a 2007 Chevy Suburban sandwiched his police cruiser between the luxury car around 5 a.m. Sunday.
Bodycam footage shows the trooper, who was not identified, in the middle of the traffic stop along the New York Thruway in Mamaroneck, when the screeching Chevy comes barging through, striking the two cars.
Cops had pulled over the driver around 5 a.m. Sunday. New York State Police
The Chevy rear-ended the trooper’s car. New York State Police
The injured trooper moans as he limps away from the crash site, his concerned partner asking if he’s OK.
“What the f—k,” the other trooper says in the background.
The trooper suffered minor injuries, while the second one was not hurt.
Other parts of the clip released by police show the other trooper get the driver of the Chevy, identified as 24-year-old Kevin Ariel Cunache Moyolema, from the vehicle and sit him on the side of the road.
The trooper was sandwiched between two cars. New York State Police
The aftermath of the chain-reaction smash. New York State Police
Cunache Moyolema was also hospitalized with minor pain.
It’s unclear why the Mercedes driver, identified as Siiyer Walker, 52, was pulled over. He refused a trip to the hospital.
No charges have been filed in connection to the crash and the probe is ongoing.