On March 6, a state trooper in Tampa, Fla., Toni Schuck, heroically used her patrol automotive to cease a suspected drunk driver from crashing into runners on the Skyway 10K. (Be aware: the dashcam footage under is graphic.)
Native authorities had been notified of the motive force after she sped by way of visitors cones and highway closures on Interstate-275. The drunk driver was headed straight towards a portion of the 10K course the place 1000’s of runners had been taking part.
Schuck used her patrol automobile to cease the dashing suspect in an virtually head-on crash, because the allegedly drunk driver reached speeds upwards of 128 km/h.
The race organizers took to social media to thank the trooper, stating “On behalf of the Skyway 10K, we’re past grateful for our regulation enforcement companions and the trooper who risked her life to maintain our race members secure.”
Schuck was injured within the crash, however is now recovering at dwelling together with her household.
The motive force, recognized as 52-year-old Kristen Kay Watts, was booked into the Manatee County Jail on a $52,000 bond. She faces fees of DUI-serious harm, two counts of DUI-property injury and two counts of reckless driving involving harm and property injury.
