Struck From Behind During Traffic Stop: Distracted Driving Kills 3,000 Annually

A traffic police officer in Texas, USA, pulls over a speeding vehicle on the roadside and approaches the driver.

Just as the officer receives and checks the driver's license, another car suddenly speeds up from behind and crashes directly into them.

The impact of the crash sends the stationary car bouncing about 150 meters forward along the shoulder.

The officer quickly radios in the accident report and then checks on the condition of the injured driver.

[Police Officer : Are you okay?]

Texas police stated that the driver of the trailing vehicle failed to reduce speed due to a lack of situational awareness on the road ahead, causing the crash, and added that neither the officer nor the victim was seriously injured.

The driver at fault was issued a citation for inattentive driving.

Last month in New York, there was also an accident where a patrol car driven by a rookie police officer rear-ended a vehicle waiting at a traffic light, leaving one person seriously injured.

At the time, police stated that an internal investigation found no evidence that smartphones or other devices were in use inside the patrol car, but the officer who caused the crash resigned voluntarily.

In the United States, traffic accidents caused by distracted driving result in more than 3,000 deaths every year.

While police are intensifying crackdowns to prevent drivers from using smartphones behind the wheel, traffic accidents continue unabated as drivers are increasingly distracted by a growing number of digital devices and large screens inside vehicles.

(Video Editing: Kim Byung-jik)
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