{"id":1370093,"date":"2022-03-10T22:06:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T03:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1370093"},"modified":"2022-03-10T22:06:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T03:06:11","slug":"watch-trooper-drives-into-dui-suspects-path-to-shield-runners-epitome-of-what-service-is-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trooper-drives-into-dui-suspects-path-to-shield-runners-epitome-of-what-service-is-about\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH &#8211; Trooper Drives into DUI Suspect&#039;s Path to Shield Runners: &#039;Epitome of What Service Is About&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-trooper-drives-into-dui-suspects-path-to-shield-runners-epitome-of-what-service-is-about%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1370093&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) video showed the instance when a trooper put her life on the line Sunday to shield a massive group of runners from an alleged DUI driver.<\/p>\n<p>According to officials, Kristen Kay Watts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/dui-suspect-accused-of-crashing-into-florida-trooper-cruiser-during-skyway-10k-heads-to-court\">crashed<\/a> into Master Trooper Toni Schuck\u2019s SUV when she ignored roadblocks set up for the Skyway 10K event, Fox 13 reported.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Dashcam footage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLHSMV\/status\/1500944942780276737\">showed<\/a> the moment the car approached and slammed head-on into Schuck\u2019s SUV, causing a loud boom. Sirens were heard in the background immediately after the crash:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8HERO ALERT\ud83d\udea8<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>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 \u2013 preventing a tragedy. Thank you for your service, Trooper Schuck. We wish you a speedy recovery. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JDYd80sn3C\">pic.twitter.com\/JDYd80sn3C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FLHSMV (@FLHSMV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLHSMV\/status\/1500944942780276737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Fox 13 report continued:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Investigators said Watts was driving in a BMW while intoxicated and was arrested on suspicion of DUI. They said she was speeding on Interstate 275 while the race was underway around 8:45 a.m. Sunday. Troopers said she sped toward the road closure at U.S. Highway 41, but ignored the detour set up to direct drivers away from the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Two troopers maneuvered their patrol vehicles on both northbound lanes to prevent Watts from getting any closer to the runners. That\u2019s when she and the trooper collided head-on.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is these troopers saved dozens upon dozens of lives and saved even more people from serious bodily harm injury,\u201d explained Trooper Ken Watson.<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, Schuck <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kkuizon\/status\/1501968864313323535\">noted<\/a> that after 26 years on the job, she had never been in a situation where she had to put herself in harm\u2019s way to save another person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd every day since this happened, I\u2019ve thought about it. You know, you go through the what if\u2019s but I was the last officer. I knew that. I knew it was me. So, if it wasn\u2019t me to get her to stop, then who? I don\u2019t know,\u201d Schuck added:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trooper Toni Schuck stopped a driver from getting onto the Skyway as a 10K was happening. Today she spoke. She said a guardian angel was there with her. If you call her a hero, she responds by saying service runs through her blood and heart. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX13News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fox13news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FHPTampa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FHPTampa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I7DVFjYjVe\">pic.twitter.com\/I7DVFjYjVe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kim Kuizon FOX 13 (@kkuizon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kkuizon\/status\/1501968864313323535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The trooper and Watts were later transported to the hospital to be treated for serious injuries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shanebattisreporting\/posts\/1851238711737890\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/909880875873683\/posts\/1851238711737890\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>We now have the mugshot of Kristen Kay Watts, the 52-year-old Sarasota woman who\u2019s been arrested for ramming an FHP\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/909880875873683\">Shane Battis TV<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/909880875873683\/posts\/1851238711737890\/\">Monday, March 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Watts was booked into jail on a $52,000 bond and is now facing charges such as DUI-serious injury, two counts of DUI-property damage, and two counts of reckless driving regarding injury and property damage.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>Meanwhile, Schuck is recovering after suffering from a head wound and concussion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor this trooper to risk her life to make sure that others will be okay is the epitome of what service is all about,\u201d noted Trooper Watson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) video showed the instance when a trooper put her life on the line Sunday to shield a massive group of runners from an alleged DUI driver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1370093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1370093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1370093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1370093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1370093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}