Distracted driver sideswipes patrol vehicle during traffic stop
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Maine State Police are issuing a warning to drivers after a close call involving one of its troopers.
Dashcam video shot late last year, but released this week, shows a box truck sideswipe a trooper's cruiser seconds after he got back in his vehicle.
Had the crash happened seconds earlier, the trooper likely would have been killed.
Police say it highlights the importance of Maine's "Move Over" law which requires drivers to move over for emergency vehicles when safe.{{file|t=9rQyL_1522190588}}