An accident in Sioux Falls Sunday involving a South Dakota Highway Patrol vehicle shows that collisions can happen to anyone. Huron Public Safety Director Gary Will Jr. say he doesn’t know the specifics of what happened in Sioux Falls, but does know that officers responding to an emergency have a lot to take in….
Will says every crash involving a patrol vehicle is different and must be looked at on a case by case basis. He adds that when an emergency vehicle has lights and siren on, drivers must yield to them…
Will says changes to emergency vehicles themselves plays a part…
Last August, a Huron patrol vehicle was involved in an accident, where the officer was en route to an emergency call. The driver stuck by the patrol vehicle was cited for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and other charges. A jury trial is pending on those charges.