A few Texas cops are lucky to be alive after a suspected drunk driver narrowly missed them as they assisted another motorist on a highway last week, police dashcam video shows.
The Forest Hill Police Department posted a 60-second clip of the close call on Sunday, three days after the driver of the car was arrested in Tarrant County. The wild footage begins with three officers standing next to a car that broke down in a lane of traffic, along with two other people.
“They had pushed the vehicle to the shoulder and were awaiting the arrival of a wrecker, when another vehicle drove around their patrol cars, narrowly missing the officers and citizens on the shoulder,” the department announced on Facebook. “The vehicle did seriously damage one of the patrol cars on the scene.”
Cedric Keith Henson Jr. was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated after the near-miss, WXAN reports. Henson’s car stopped shortly after the crash and no injuries were reported, but police said the officers and the bystanders could have been seriously hurt or killed.
“When I watch that video, it makes me sick to my stomach to think of what could have happened to them,” Forest Hill Police Capt. Jerry Cozby told the station. “There are so many options that this does not have to happen anymore. Too many people are killed by intoxicated drivers and we want everybody to be aware of that.”
Drunk driving is the leading cause of death on US roadways, according to statistics provided by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, causing 10,497 deaths per year, or 29 per day.



