WYOMING STATE TROOPERS - GOTTA LOVE THOSE FELLAS!!!!!

IN MOST OF THE NORTHERN STATES, THERE IS A POLICY OF CHECKING ON ANY STALLED
VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TEMPERATURES DROP IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OR
BELOW. ONE MORNING IN MARCH 2004 ABOUT 3 A.M. A WYOMINGSTATE TROOPER RESPONDED TO A CALL OF A CAR OFF THE SHOULDER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN OF CASPER.

THE TROOPER LOCATED THE CAR, WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING, STUCK IN THE
DEEP SNOW ALONG SIDE THE HIGHWAY. PULLING IN BEHIND IT WITH HIS EMERGENCY
LIGHTS ON, THE OFFICER WALKED TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR TO FIND A MAN PASSED OUT
BEHIND THE WHEEL AND A NEAR EMPTY BOTTLE OF VODKA IN THE SEAT BESIDE HIM.

THE TROOPER TAPPED ON THE WINDOW AND THE DRIVER WOKE UP, SEEING THE ROTATING
LIGHTS IN HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THE STATE POLICEMAN STANDING NEXT TO HIS
CAR, THE MAN PANICKED. HE JERKED THE GEARSHIFT INTO DRIVE AND HIT THE GAS.
THE CAR'S SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 20-30-40 THEN 50 MPH BUT IT WAS STILL
STUCK IN THE SNOW.

THE TROOPER, HAVING A SENSE OF HUMOR, BEGAN RUNNING IN PLACE NEXT TO THE
SPEEDING, BUT STILL STATIONARY, CAR. THE DRIVER WAS TOTALLY FREAKED,THINKING
THE OFFICER WAS ACTUALLY KEEPING UP WITH HIM. THIS GOES ON FOR ABOUT 30
SECONDS WHEN THE TROOPER YELLED AT THE MAN ORDERING HIM TO "PULL OVER!" THE
DRIVER OBEYED, TURNED HIS WHEEL, AND STOPPED THE ENGINE.

ONCE OUT OF THE CAR THE DRUNKEN DRIVER ASKED ABOUT THE TROOPER'S SPECIAL
TRAINING AND JUST HOW HE COULD POSSIBLY RUN 50 MPH.

THE MAN WAS ARRESTED, STILL BELIEVING THAT A TROOPER HAD OUTRUN HIS CAR.

The troopers scare the lawbreakers again! As one who grew up under New York State Police jurisdiction (Troop K for you NY guys) I am delighted that troopers are still scaring people who need scaring)

Nah, obviously a sea story. Who ever heard of a State Trooper with a sense of humour?


Still funny though, if it's not true, it SHOULD be!

Dave:

Actually, troopers do have a sense of humor. They never failed to laugh when I explained wny my car had apparently exceeded the limit!