COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A near-deadly crash was caught on camera in Colorado as authorities use the incident as a startling example of why the “Move Over” law was created.

Dash cam footage of the crash can be viewed at the top of this article. The dramatic scene played out on Tuesday in Adams County along I-25 at about 11:35 a.m. According to Colorado State Patrol, Master Trooper Travis Hood stopped a Kia sedan near 58th Avenue for speeding. The vehicle pulled over onto the large shoulder to the left of the HOV lane. As Master Trooper Hood was walking from the Kia to his motorcycle, a Dodge minivan smashed into the back of the Kia. Master Trooper Hood didn’t hesitate and immediately jumped into action to check on everyone involved while calling for assistance.

The driver of the Kia had “moderate” injuries. The driver of the minivan was from Avondale and had minor injuries. There were two passengers in the minivan who had “moderate” injuries. The driver of the minivan was cited for careless driving causing injury.

“Every day law enforcement officers and other roadway workers put themselves at risk in an effort to improve safety on our roadways,” says Colonel Matthew Packard, Chief of the Colorado State Patrol. “Sadly incidents like these happen with incredible frequency and we are fortunate that a bigger tragedy didn’t play out yesterday on I-25. We are sharing this footage because it underscores the responsibility of drivers to move over and pay attention behind the wheel. There is no excuse for driving past any stopped vehicle at this rate of speed.”

Nowa Zelandia: Protesty przeciw obostrzeniom. Policja aresztowała ponad 50 osób

Nowozelandzka policja aresztowała ponad 50 osób i rozpoczęła siłowe usuwanie setek protestujących, którzy od trzech dni demonstrują przed budynkiem parlamentu w stolicy Nowej Zelandii, Wellington, przeciwko obostrzeniom i obowiązkowi szczepień na COVID-19.

Protest przed budynkiem nowozelandzkiego parlamentu jest inspirowany demonstracją kierowców ciężarówek w Kanadzie, gdzie sformowali oni tzw. Konwój wolności, który od ponad tygodnia blokuje ulice Ottawy. W ostatnich dniach kierowcy w Kanadzie zaczęli blokować również przejścia graniczne między Kanadą a USA. Uczestnicy kanadyjskiego "Konwoju wolności" domagają się przede wszystkim rezygnacji z obowiązku szczepień na COVID-19 kierowców, którzy regularnie przekraczają granicę z USA.

W Wellington kilka tysięcy osób zablokowało ulice wokół parlamentu ciężarówkami, samochodami osobowymi i motocyklami.

W Nowej Zelandii zaszczepionych przeciw COVID-19 jest ok. 94 proc. osób dopuszczonych do programu szczepień. Szczepienia są obowiązkowe dla niektórych grup zawodowych.

W liczącym ponad 5 mln mieszkańców kraju od początku epidemii wykryto ponad 18 tys. zakażeń koronawirusem. Zmarło 53 chorych na COVID-19.

Nowozelandzka premier, Jacinda Ardern stwierdziła, że protestujący przed parlamentem "nie są odzwierciedleniem tego, co czuje większość Nowozelandczyków".

Mimo prób zakończenia protestu przez policję jeszcze o 14:45 czasu lokalnego ok. tysiąca protestujących pozostawało przed parlamentem.

Ardern podkreśliła, że każdy obywatel kraju ma prawo do protestu, ale - jak dodała - protesty nie powinny zakłócać życia innych ludzi. - Usunięcie protestujących to sprawa operacyjna dla policji - dodała premier.

W czwartek doszło do starcia demonstrantów z policją. Napierający na barierki wokół parlamentu tłum miał obrzucić policjantów m.in. pustymi plastikowymi butelkami. Kilkadziesiąt osób zostało zakutych w kajdanki i zabranych przez policję.

Wielu protestujących podkreślało, że są zaszczepieni przeciw COVID-19, ale sprzeciwiają się obowiązkowi szczepień. Uczestnicy demonstracji trzymali tabliczki z hasłami "Wolność", "Zostawcie nasze dzieci w spokoju" i "Dajcie mi pracować".

- Chcemy powrotu naszej wolności - mówił jeden z protestujących, cytowany przez Reutersa. - Jacinda odwróciła się od nas. Kiwi (potoczne określenie Nowozelandczyków - red.) nie są głupi. Tracimy pracę i życie przez te obowiązki i obostrzenia - dodał.

W święta pijany gliniarz rzucił obok śmietnika worek na śmieci. Babcia zwróciła panu uwagę, za co została zbesztana i podobno kopnięta. Jak się okazało, jej wnuk jest byłym oficerem SOBR, zebrał owy wnuk kolegów i poszedł się zemścić. Policjant został najpierw zmuszony do przeproszenia staruszki, ale powiedział, że ona sama jest winna. Potem zabrali go do bazy rosyjskiej gwardii w Strogino, zaciągnęli na siłownię i chłop dostał wp🤬l.

LAKE WORTH, Texas - A Fort Worth man is suing a former Lake Worth police officer in federal court, calling an incident where he was running away from cops on foot and struck by a police SUV excessive force.

Video from the dashcam and body camera from the 2020 incident was made public on Monday. The video is intense. We want to warn you the video may be hard to watch.

Dashcam video shows then-officer Jonathan Granado run over Dustin Bates at the end of a motorcycle chase in November 2020. Granado left the department last year.

Bates had fled from a traffic stop, and it was later found that he had drugs on him. He had an active warrant.

Neither the former officer nor Bates was charged with a crime. Now, Bates is suing the former officer.

The officer was not charged, but the lawsuit claims the officer intentionally hit the motorcyclist after he crashed the bike and ran away.

Granado was attempting to pull over Bates for a license plate that didn’t match his motorcycle. However, Bates sped off.

The chase lasted roughly two minutes before Bates crashed his bike and ran off. That’s when the officer drove his SUV off the road and hit Bates head-on.

Granado’s body camera footage revealed the officer cursing right when it happened. He called it an accident.

"I hit my brakes, and it slid. And I hit him with the front of the car," he said.

Lake Worth Chief JT Manoushagian says evidence suggests it may have been an accident.

"So as soon as he applied the brakes, the car began to go into a slide," he said.

James Roberts is Bates’ attorney. He believes it was intentional.

"Literally leaves the roadway tracks. Mr. Bates, as he runs through the field, turns his car and runs him down going 45 miles per hour," Roberts said.

Bates filed a lawsuit Monday. His attorney admits he shouldn’t have fled.

"The decision to flee was a poor decision," he said.

However, Roberts added something else.

"In America, you don’t get hit with a car for making just a poor decision," he said.

"I wish we wouldn’t have collided with Mr. Bates. I wish he would’ve surrendered," Manoushagian. "I wish that we could’ve taken him into custody peacefully without injury to him or anyone else."

Lake Worth police say Officer Granado was allowed to pursue, but he violated several safety protocols.

"It is," Manoushagian said. "But just because you can doesn’t mean you should."

Granado was suspended for two weeks but remained with the department until he resigned last month.

"I wish that it wouldn’t have happened. I wish that different decisions had been made," Manoushagian said.

Grand Prairie police led the criminal investigation into Officer Granado’s crash in an attempt to be an unbiased third party. The case was sent to a Tarrant County grand jury, which declined to indict the officer last year.

The Department of Justice and FBI also declined action.

Bates was eventually arrested and charged with evading arrest and drug possession. Police found meth on him and also learned he had an active parole warrant. However, all the charges were dropped.

Court filings show Tarrant County DA Sharon Wilson signed the motion to dismiss the charges. No further information was made available.

Since the incident, Roberts says Bates has undergone surgeries and has permanent scarring from his injuries.

"He broke Mr. Bates’ back. He fractured his spine," Roberts said. "He broke his leg, and he fractured three of his ribs."

Roberts believes there’s no excuse for the crash, that it was a violation of his client’s fourth amendment constitutional right, citing excessive force, and is seeking unspecified damages.

The police chief also called the crash preventable.,

"It was due to the officer’s poor judgment," the chief said.

It is important to point out this lawsuit is going after the officer and not the department.