The word "miraculous" scarcely describes the survival of a Santa Maria, California police officer who wrapped his Ford Police Interceptor around a tree Sunday morning. It's what the local Police Chief calls the "worst accident he's seen in 35 years."

Sunday was a busy day for the members of the Santa Maria Police Department, starting with a police chase that resulted in a stolen car crashing into a first grade classroom of a local school. But that's not where this amazing crash happened.

Hours later, Officer Damon Badnell was responding to an officer involved in a foot pursuit of a burglary suspect when he lost control of his vehicle on a slippery road. The momentum wrapped the vehicle around the tree, nearly bisecting the Ford Crown Victoria.

Officer Badnell, who recently was awarded for stopping the most drunk drivers, has a few broken bones but doctors are hopeful about his recovery


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JEEZY CHRIZZY!!!

 

i don't see how he could have survived that.

 

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmnnnnnnnnnnn

 

Don't try that home kids, please.

 

Literally wrapped the car around a tree... he merely "lost control of the car on a slippery surface"? must have been going pretty fast to deal that kind of damage...

 

Wowsers! Glad he's ok and am glad it was a Sunday when school was not in session!

 

It is like someone bent a rubber car around a tree. Glad he will be okay.

 

I am actually stunned! WOW

 

That looks like a rather high-speed collision. Did not look survivable, wow.

 

I dont see how the guy could be doing any where near reasonable speeds for him to do that to the car. He was pushing it. Probably to many TV cop shows that depict perfect drifts and tire smoke

 

wow ridiculous...

 

Time to have his driving ability re-examined.

 

There is no way he was going any where near safe speeds for him to do that. I am glad he is ok but the guy should be written up or suspended

 

I'm sure he was cited for "driving too fast for conditions", just like anyone on this board would have been in the same situation.