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Driver watching YouTube slams into CHP car
A distracted driver who was watching YouTube slammed into a CHP patrol car in San Mateo.
SAN MATEO, Calif. - A distracted driver who was watching YouTube videos on his phone crashed into the back of a California Highway Patrol vehicle in San Mateo, authorities said.
The incident occurred last week on northbound Highway 101, according to the CHP’s Redwood City division.
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Crash at active accident scene
What we know:
Officers had responded to a three-vehicle crash and placed flares around the scene as they worked to clear the roadway.
Authorities said a white pickup truck drove straight through the flare pattern and slammed into the back of a parked CHP patrol car. An officer had been standing next to the vehicle seconds before the crash but was able to move out of the way in time.
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Driver admits to watching YouTube
Dig deeper:
The driver of the pickup was not injured. He told officers he was changing YouTube videos on his phone and did not see the flares or the lights on the patrol car, CHP said.
"Thankfully our officers had great officer safety awareness and were watching oncoming traffic!," CHP Redwood City said in a statement.
The Source: This story was written based on information from the California Highway Patrol Redwood City division.