Forest Grove, OR – Forest Grove Police Officer Troy Maslen’s helmet-mounted camera captured more than might be expected on a routine traffic stop July 14. Video from the stop shows Maslen talking to the driver he pulled over before a loud crash causes him to jerk his head – and camera – toward the nearby intersection of 19th Avenue and Hawthorne Street.
Coincidentally, Maslen had ended up at the scene of a car crash as it happened, with camera rolling. Forest Grove Police Captain Mike Herb said this case demonstrates the enormous power of body-mounted police cameras for keeping both police and civilians accountable.
In the video, a white car traveling north on Hawthorne Street is struck by an eastbound vehicle traveling on 19th Avenue through the intersection. The traffic light on Hawthorne Street appears to be about halfway through a red light cycle, Herb said, though both drivers insisted their lights were green.
Maslen can be heard calling for medical assistance on his radio after seeing the crash, though it takes him a few tries to get airtime on the channel the department shares with other agencies.
Immediately after the video cuts out – an edit Herb said he made to protect the identities of the people involved in the crash – Maslen finishes with the driver he pulled over and runs to the crash scene, Herb said.
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Post time: Jun-14-2017