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According to a report in the Rocky Mountain News, Jeffrey Casey, 35, of Golden, Colorado was pulled over at 2am on October 9th, 2008 for suspected DUI on West Sixth Avenue. In an attempt to escape police, Casey tried to drive off during the traffic stop and in a frightening turn, the arm of Trooper Bradley Fox got caught in the jeep and the trooper was dragged 50 to 100 feet before he was able to free himself, jump back in his cruiser, and give chase.

The chase ended on West Colfax Avenue, where the trooper's car and the Jeep made contact, causing the Jeep to crash into cars at the dealership between Kipling and Simms and roll onto its side. Trooper Bradley Fox was treated for minor scrapes and returned to work on the investigation

Thankfully nobody was seriously injured in this incident, as the driver of the overturned jeep was reported to have suffered only moderate injuries. The result could have been much worse, as high speed chases are dangerous events that often end in catastrophic injury and even death.

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According to a published report in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, a 25 year old driver who was pulled over for speeding, unsafe driving, and suspicion of drinking and driving has explained that the reason he swerved into the wrong lane on the highway was that he was text messaging.

The driver was traveling in the wrong lane when he approached a Cass County deputy's squad car on a Minneapolis highway. The driver swerved to avoid hitting the squad car, then took off at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour before pulling over.

"This is the kind of traffic event where almost everything that could go wrong, did go wrong," said Nathan Bowie, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety. "Fortunately, the officer was there to make the stop before anything else happened."

Research shows that driver inattention is the leading factor in most crashes and near-crashes. According to a 2006 NHTSA and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study, nearly 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involve some form of driver inattention within three seconds before the crash. Cell phone use is one of the most common driver distractions.

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