Wild video shows a Florida state trooper forcing a car to stop with a high-risk restraint technique, but the suspect turned out to be a fellow trooper in the middle of a chase.
The highway patrol received reports of a reckless driver speeding in Miami Gardens traffic on the night of Nov. 29 and dispatched Trooper Walner Wroy to the area, according to Local 10.
Wroy eventually located the vehicle on the highway, a Kia Stinger, and turned on his lights.
But the vehicle did not slow down or stop, and continued to run red lights after taking an exit.
Dashboard camera footage shows Wroy finally making contact with the rear of the car, forcing it to spin around and stop directly in front of him, face to face.
But the stopped driver, who turned out to be Opa-locka Police Capt. Cory Krotenberg, activated flashing blue and red lights to identify him as a law enforcement officer.
Wroy began chasing the Kia, unaware that a police captain was driving. WPLG Opa-locka Police Capt. Cory Krotenberg turned on his lights after being knocked down. WPLG
Then he gets out of the car and raises his hands in disbelief.
‘Are you fucking kidding me?’ Krotenberg tells the stunned soldier.
“Oh, I got the wrong car,” he says. “I didn’t see the light at the back.”
After an investigation, officials said last week that Krotenberg was part of a multi-agency anti-gang operation and was pursuing a suspect believed to have participated in a violent crime.
Krotenberg also flew a helicopter to help track the suspect.
Krotenberg was left in disbelief after the maneuver. WPLG
“It was a blacked-out car,” he tells Wroy. “He was right in his a-!”
“Oh my God,” the police officer says in response.
Wroy, authorities said, was not disciplined because he had reasonable grounds for mistaking the getaway car for a civilian.
Krotenberg was chasing a suspect at the time of the incident. LinkedIn / Cory Krotenberg
“The officer had a well-founded and reasonable belief that an offender was fleeing and evading a lawful order to stop, and the officer carried out his duties with professionalism and precision,” FHP Executive Director Dave Kerner told the outlet. “Police work is a challenging profession, and state troopers are trained and trusted to make difficult decisions in the most challenging circumstances.”
Krotenberg’s agency told Local 10 that he also did not violate any policies during the pursuit.
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