Highway Patrol Cop & Motorist Injured After Another Motorist Struck His Patrol Car

**kellyhound** · #1 ● 10-13-2011, 07:11 AM

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio Sept. 20 2011 A Highway Patrol trooper from the Medina post received minor injuries this morning after a motorist struck his car on Interstate 71.

Trooper John Beeler was stopped between Ohio 42 and Bagley Road in the northbound middle lane with another car about 4:45 a.m.

Beeler and Eyob Gebregiorgis, operator of the other car, were standing in front of the patrol car, when a car driven by Robert Noll, of Poland, Ohio, hit the patrol car from behind.

Beeler's vehicle lurched forward, striking him and Gebregiorgis. Both men suffered minor injuries, the release said.

Noll was cited for not stopping his vehicle in an assured clear distance. He was not injured.

Gebregiorgis is from Columbus.

Faline · #2 ● 10-13-2011, 12:52 PM

How do they not see the flashing lights

MeMyselfandI · #3 ● 10-13-2011, 05:03 PM

faceplant!

destroyerangel · #4 ● 10-31-2011, 01:45 PM

lol... notice how the officer jumps behind the person being searched when the crash happens. Human shield?

maxi172 · #5 ● 10-31-2011, 02:03 PM

and windows plug and play restart !!

Highway Patrol Cop & Motorist Injured After Another Motorist Struck His Patrol Car

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