Sunday, March 15, 2009

Montana Trooper

In Montana, there is a policy of checking on any stalled vehicle on the highway when temperatures drop to single digits or lower. About 3 A.M. one very cold morning, Montana State Trooper, Allan Nixon #658, responded to a call, there was a car off the shoulder of the highway, just outside of Great Falls, Montana. He located the car, stuck in deep snow with the engine running. Pulling in behind the car with his emergency lights on, the trooper walked towards the drivers door to find an older man passed out behind the wheel with a nearly empty Vodka bottle on the seat next to him. The driver awoke when the trooper tapped on his window with his flashlight. Seeing the rotating lights in his rear window, and the state trooper standing next to his car, the guy panicked. He jerked the shifter into drive and stepped on the gas.
The cars speedometer was showing 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 Miles per hour but the car was still stuck and wasn't moving. Trooper Nixon, having a sense of humor, began running in place next to speeding (but stationary) car. The driver was totally freaked, thinking the trooper was actually keeping up with him on foot. This goes on for about 30 seconds, when the trooper yelled over to him to PULLOVER.
The man nodded his head, turned the wheel and stopped the engine. Needless to say, the man was arrested and is probably still shaking his head over the state trooper in Montana, that could run 50 mph

Who says Troopers can't have fun once in a while.....

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