Tower Awarded for Giving Heads-up Warning
On Dec. 22nd, police from York, Me., praised and gave thanks to tower Jack Lowe for giving a warning that enabled a police officer to narrowly escape being struck by a car drifting towards the side of the road. Lowe was presented with a plaque in appreciation.
The incident took place on Oct. 23, when patrolman Jonathan Rogers had pulled over a vehicle for an alleged illegal license plate and had called in a tow truck to take the vehicle away.
In a 12-second dashcam video of the incident released by YPD, the tower, who was preparing to tow the vehicle, shouted, "Watch it! Watch it!" as a car drifted toward Patrolman Rogers, allowing him to leap out of the way at the last second.
The car missed him by inches. Rogers raced back to his cruiser to follow the car that nearly hit him. After pulling over the car, Rogers arrested the driver for allegedly operating under the influence.
"Without Jack warning K-9 Officer Rogers, this could have turned into a tragic event," police posted on social media.
After the driver was processed at YPD headquarters and bailed out on the OUI charge, police issued an additional summons for improperly passing an emergency vehicle using lights.
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