COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. --- Brand new video has been released showing the moment a truck scraped past a state trooper on Alligator Alley.
Florida Highway Patrol released this dash cam video on Twitter. It shows the moment a truck hits that patrol car on I-75 near Collier Boulevard.
Fortunately, the trooper is okay, and sustained only minor injury.
The driver of the tow truck told troopers he fell asleep at the wheel.
FHP Dash Cam Video from 7/1 crash on I75 at mm 98. We are thankful Trooper Morales is ok, thank you for all the well wishes 👍🏼 Drive safely, sober, well rested, distracted free & have a happy 4th 🇺🇸! #FHP 🚓 pic.twitter.com/hCYopQpDaQ
— FHP SWFL (@FHPSWFL) July 3, 2019