Wild bodycam video captures moment car slams into deputy on snow-covered Iowa interstate
The sheriff’s office said while the deputy was talking with a driver, a crash occurred and sent a car into the median where he was standing and slammed into him, hitting his arm and knocking him to the ground.
Watch: Deputy hit by car on snowy Iowa interstate
Drivers in Iowa are being urged by police to take it slow on the roads when they see flashing lights after a deputy was hit by a car while helping a stranded driver on Interstate 80 on Saturday. The deputy was not seriously injured.
ADEL, Iowa – A deputy in Iowa escaped serious injury when he was hit by a car while assisting a stranded driver on a snow-covered Interstate 80 over the weekend, and the entire incident was caught on camera.
Deputy Brandon Bjoin was helping a driver who had become stranded in the median on I-80 just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday when he was struck by a car, according to the Dallas County Sheriff's Office.
A deputy's body camera captured the moment he was hit by a car on a snow-covered Interstate 80 in Iowa.
(Dallas County Sheriff (Iowa) via Storyful)
The sheriff's office said a crash occurred behind Bjoin while he was talking with the driver. The crash sent a car into the median where Bjoin was standing and slammed into him, hitting his arm and knocking him to the ground.
The driver that Bjoin was helping was not injured.
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"Deputy Bjoin was extremely lucky that he did not suffer a major injury or death," the sheriff's office said in a press release. "We hope this serves as a reminder to all motorists to slow down when you see flashing lights and to use caution in winter driving conditions."
Bjoin was taken to a hospital with an injury to his arm and was later released.