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Kids Lucky to Escape as Speeding SUV Slams Into Car During Traffic Stop

Three children, two officers, and a driver who had been pulled over were lucky to escape uninjured when a speeding SUV slammed into a car during a traffic stop in Southlake, Texas, on September 12, 2020.

Video of the incident was released by the Southlake DPS in a warning to motorists to slow down.

The video shows Officer Mueller standing aside with the driver of the car, the children’s mother, while his colleague, Corporal Ellis, talks to the kids.

The DPS said Ellis heard on his radio exchanges about a speeding Chevy Tahoe. Realizing it was near to the traffic stop, Ellis turns to look out onto the street. Footage then shows the out-of-control SUV fly towards Ellis and smash into the front of the parked car.

The DPS said the driver of the Tahoe was thrown from the vehicle. Officers performed CPR on him and he was rushed to the hospital. The driver was still undergoing medical treatment, the DPS said, and had not yet been charged.

No one else was injured. Credit: Southlake DPS via Storyful