Despite having access to most public roads, pedestrians and cyclists pose a disproportionate level of danger on them. According to the most recent dataset from National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationpedestrian and cyclist death rates in traffic crashes are at their highest levels since the 1980s. Nearly 20% of all traffic deaths in the United States are among those who are not in traffic. must be the driver or occupant of a motor vehicle.
Earlier this week, a possibly mass-causal incident at a charity run was prevented near St. Petersburg, Florida. A 2011 BMW 335i was moving around the Interstate-275 closed barriers for the 10K Skyway. The German sedan began speeding up the highway northward toward the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay and the turf of more than 8,000 runners.
Skyway 10K is a 10km charity race organized to raise funds for the Armed Forces Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that directly supports the families of veterans. US military.
Fortunately, a soldier on the Florida Highway Patrol was able to put his Chevrolet Tahoe in the path of the BMW. Trooper Toni Schuck was parked half a mile from the finish line of the race and was the runner’s last line of defense. The BMW was traveling at least 70 MPH, and no other officer could stop the sedan. Schuck positioned his SUV in the middle of the interstate and performed a head-on collision to intercept the BMW.
A Sarasota, Florida woman got behind the wheel of a BMW and is facing DUI charges. According to court documents, the BMW driver’s blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. The driver’s blood alcohol level, still above the legal limit, was retested at the county jail six hours later. Both women suffered non-life threatening injuries in the incident.
The weight of what could happen fell heavily on Schuck’s shoulders as she spoke at a press conference a few days later. She said, “I was the last officer, I know it was me. If I didn’t make her stop, then who? ”
