A Florida Highway Patrol trooper who bravely collided with an accused drunken driver's vehicle to keep it from running into runners in a 10K race returned to full duty this week.
Trooper Toni Schuck has been recovering from injuries she sustained in the March 6 incident, WTSP-TV reports. That's when a 52-year-old Sarasota woman barreled through a Manatee County toll plaza on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and headed toward thousands of participants in the Skyway 10K along the bridge.
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Schuck used her cruiser to intercept and crash into the woman's vehicle to prevent her from reaching the runners. The unit's dashboard camera caught the harrowing maneuver, and Schuck's actions were widely praised.
Schuck—along with the suspected drunk driver—was seriously injured in the incident, and she went through a lengthy recovery. She returned to full duty Tuesday.
While she was recovering, Schuck, a 26-year Florida Highway Patrol veteran, was recognized for her heroic actions. She was given the keys to St. Petersburg and Bradenton and got to throw out the first pitch at the Tamp Rays' home opener. Manatee County also declared March 22 Trooper Toni Schuck Day.
The 52-year-old woman, who had a blood-alcohol level three times over the legal limit, has been charged with two counts of DUI with damage to property or person, two counts of reckless driving with damage to property or a person and DUI causing serious bodily injury.
