{"id":1113,"date":"2025-03-30T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2025-04-02T16:50:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:50:53","slug":"trooper-crashes-innocent-drivers-toyota-state-refuses-to-pay-claiming-immunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/30\/trooper-crashes-innocent-drivers-toyota-state-refuses-to-pay-claiming-immunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Trooper Crashes Innocent Driver\u2019s Toyota, State Refuses To Pay Claiming Immunity"},"content":{"rendered":"
Police<\/a> should be the most trustworthy drivers on the road. After all, they’re the ones tasked with enforcing the rules, and occasionally, they’re given permission to break them in the name of duty, supposedly with the training to handle those situations safely.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; But, as with everyone else, officers are only human after all – and humans make mistakes. For one Minnesota resident, though, those mistakes came with a steep price: his totaled car and mounting medical bills, with no one willing to take responsibility.<\/p>\n Read: 73-Year-Old Banned From Driving Until 2117 Arrested Again for Driving<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Jamie Krueger was simply traveling down the road behind a Minnesota State Trooper. Then, the officer pulled off to the shoulder without activating their lights or sirens. As Krueger approached and began to pass, the trooper attempted a U-turn and hit the passenger side of Krueger’s Toyota<\/a> Toyota RAV4<\/a>. His daughter took the brunt of the blow.<\/p>\n The Law’s Immunity, But No Accountability<\/strong><\/p>\n Both officers immediately admitted their fault. The accident report even clarified that the trooper who was driving performed an improper turn\/merge. Despite that, the state says the officer is covered under immunity and so it won’t be making Krueger whole.<\/p>\n “I saw two cops get out of the car. I was like, ‘Oh my God, What is going on here?’” Krueger told KSTP<\/a><\/em>. “I felt like the Twilight Zone is happening.”<\/p>\n While Kreuger and his daughter were ultimately okay after the crash, his SUV was written off as a total loss, and he’s out $1,000 for the deductible. What’s even wilder, perhaps, is that the trooper didn’t receive a citation of any sort.<\/p>\n “I’m not looking for a lottery ticket here. I’m looking for accountability. I’m looking for the right thing to be done,” Kreuger said.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]};
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