WATCH: Deputy Narrowly Avoids Collision Caught on Body Camera

WATCH: Deputy Narrowly Avoids Collision Caught on Body Camera

Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office shared a video of an accident one of their officers narrowly avoided near Wamsutter.

WAMSUTTER — It’s not always gunfights that lead to deadly situations for those who protect and sustain the law.

According to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy narrowly avoided a collision involving two semi trucks on Sunday, January 24. The deputy on duty was responding to a report of multiple traffic crashes and slide offs near mile marker 169 on I-80.

“Please pay attention and slow down,” the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook. “All of our lives depend on it.”

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Video from the deputy’s body camera caught the accident as it happened. You can watch the video below.