A Vermont State Police trooper was forced to jump over the guard rails of a highway Tuesday to avoid a tractor-trailer that jackknifed and slid in this direction.
Trooper Darryl Cremo responded to a call for a car that slid off of Interstate 89 near Montpelier around 10:20 a.m. before the incident occurred, according to The Free-Press.
Having assisted the driver and set up flares to direct motorists, the trooper walked back to his unmarked cruiser, which had its emergency lights flashing and was parked on the shoulder of the highway.
"As I walked back to my cruiser, I saw the (tractor trailer) going at a pretty good speed -- too fast for conditions -- and then it jackknifed," he told the newspaper.
Cremo jumped the guard rail and tumbled down the hill to safety just as he heard the truck collided into his cruiser and two other vehicles.
The driver of the truck, Edward Dones, was taken to Central Vermont Medical Center with back pain.
Cremo's cruiser was totaled, but he was uninjured.
Vermont State Police is currently investigating the crash.
