There are few jobs more dangerous than standing on the shoulder of a bustling interstate. A newly released dashcam video from the Tennessee Highway Patrol is going viral for all the wrong reasons.
The incident took place on the evening of January 31, 2026, along Interstate 24 in Davidson County, near Nashville. According to the official THP report, the trooper had just pulled over a Dodge Challenger that was caught flying down the highway at 97 mph in a 70 mph zone. The dashcam footage shows the trooper standing outside the driver’s side window of the Challenger, speaking with the driver while snow and ice still visibly line the shoulders of the road.
Suddenly, the situation goes completely sideways. Without warning, a white pickup truck violently slams into the rear of the parked THP cruiser at highway speed.
Read More from MotorBiscuit:
- What is the ‘Move Over’ Law and How Much Can a Ticket Cost You?
- How to Safely Pull Over for a Cop on a Busy Highway
- Here Is Why You Should Always Keep a Dash Cam Running
The massive force of the impact shoves the two-ton Ford Explorer police cruiser forward and to the left, sending it skidding directly toward the trooper. The video shows the cruiser narrowly missing the officer, nearly pinning him between the heavy SUV and the metal guardrail…