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Close Call for Police as Driver Hits Patrol Car

Close Call for Police as Driver Hits Patrol Car - Car Accidents
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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Kaufman County, Forney, Dallas
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NBC DFW

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A Kaufman County sheriff’s deputy and a Forney police officer narrowly avoided serious injury when a passing vehicle slammed into a stopped patrol car early Sunday morning, according to NBC DFW.

The crash happened around 3:17 a.m. on July 5, 2026, while the officer and deputy were working a roadside call. Body-camera video reportedly showed the officer and deputy standing on the side of the road with two motorists moments before a car crashed into the stopped Forney police vehicle. Debris flew from the impact and missed the group by only a few feet.

County officials said the crash is a reminder for drivers to move over or slow down for stopped emergency vehicles. Texas drivers must move over one lane when possible or slow down when approaching stopped emergency vehicles, police vehicles, fire trucks, tow trucks, TxDOT vehicles, and other roadside responders.

Crashes involving stopped patrol cars and roadside emergency scenes can be extremely dangerous. Officers, deputies, tow truck operators, emergency workers, and stranded motorists are often just feet away from fast-moving traffic. One distracted, speeding, or careless driver can cause catastrophic injuries or death.

A crash like this should be investigated carefully. Key questions may include whether the driver was distracted, speeding, impaired, failed to move over, failed to slow down, or failed to keep a proper lookout. Critical evidence may include body-camera video, dash-camera footage, the crash report, witness statements, vehicle damage, cell phone records, roadway lighting, traffic conditions, and any available patrol-car camera footage.

Wooley Law Firm handles serious car accident, roadside crash, police vehicle crash, emergency responder injury, commercial vehicle, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death cases across Kaufman County, Dallas-Fort Worth, and throughout Texas. We move quickly to preserve evidence, identify responsible parties, and fight for injured Texans.

If you were injured in a Kaufman County roadside crash, Forney police vehicle collision, stopped patrol car wreck, Move Over Law crash, emergency responder accident, or serious Texas highway accident, you may have the right to seek justice and pursue compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, mental anguish, impairment, and other damages.

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