PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper is being called a hero after she placed her vehicle in the way of a suspected drunk driver heading toward the Skyway 10K race on Sunday.
The dashboard camera footage shows trooper Toni Schuck intercepting the other vehicle head-on right before that driver could get to the Skyway 10K Route in St. Petersburg around 8:40 a.m.
Schuck is now recovering.
“Preventing a tragedy,” Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles stated in a post. “Thank you for your service, Trooper Schuck. We wish you a speedy recovery.”
🚨HERO ALERT🚨
— FLHSMV (@FLHSMV) March 7, 2022
Yesterday, a drunk driver was heading toward the Skyway 10K route and FHP Trooper Toni Schuck selflessly placed her vehicle directly in the path of the drunk driver - preventing a tragedy. Thank you for your service, Trooper Schuck. We wish you a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/JDYd80sn3C
8,000 racers participated in the annual Skyway 10K in support of the Armed Forces Families Foundation.
“On behalf of the Skyway 10K, we are beyond thankful for our law enforcement partners and the trooper who risked her life to keep our race participants safe. We are extremely grateful for the Florida Highway Patrol and all of our federal, state and local law enforcement partner agencies, not only for providing layers of security for this event, but the sacrifices they make every day,” Skyway 10K posted on Facebook.
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