DMV Truck Inspector Narrowly Escapes Cruiser Before I-91 Crash

A state Department of Motor Vehicles truck inspector got out of his parked cruisers moments before another vehicle struck it on Interstate 91 in New Haven on Thursday.

Sgt. Robert Tyson was sitting in his DMV Commercial Vehicle Safety cruiser on the right shoulder of the highway doing paperwork after conducting a traffic stop when a northbound car in the left lane lost control. The car crossed all lanes and was heading toward his cruiser when Tyson heard tires screeching. He turned to see the car barreling toward him and quickly got out of his cruiser and ran toward the front of his vehicle.

Tyson got out of the cruiser just before the other car rear-ended it and escaped injury.

“This situation is a scary example of the dangers law enforcement personnel face when enforcing safety on our roadways,” DMV Commissioner Andres Ayala, Jr. said in a written statement. “Our truck inspectors are on the road every day doing their job to help make our roads safe.”

The significantly damaged cruiser was towed from the crash site.

State police are overseeing the crash investigation.

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