MCFARLAND, Calif. (KGET) — A Mcfarland Police officer is lucky to be alive after a pole smashed through the windshield of his cruiser.
It all happened while the officer was chasing a driver, who refused to pull over for a “vehicle code violation,” officials said.
During the chase, police said the driver plowed into a gate which caused the pole to “spear” through the officers windshield. Luckily, the pole skimmed his forehead.
The department said if the pole was just a few inches over, it could have been deadly.
The driver was eventually caught and arrested.
