A Utah state highway trooper narrowly avoided death this week, for the second time in six months
Trooper Riley Rugg was helping a driver Monday evening when an oncoming vehicle smashed into his patrol car, sending the police vehicle toward him.Rugg just avoided the crash -- jumping behind a highway barrier to protect himself.Footage from Rugg's dash cam showing him jumping over the barrier.His car wasn't as lucky, with the bumper hanging off and the back windshield obliterated.Rugg experienced a similar incident on July 4, he told CNN affiliate KTVX.
Read MoreWhile he attended to a highway accident, a speeding Ford F-350 rolled over the top of his squad car, he told KTVX. Rugg had just walked away and escaped the incident without a scratch."Just a mile an hour or two difference in speed could have made the situation a lot different, better or worse, so I'm just grateful how it happened that we weren't injured," he said.
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