Police confront angry driver at crash scene
Posted Aug 6, 2019 3:50 pm.
Last Updated Aug 6, 2019 5:33 pm.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) — While Calgary police investigated a serious crash on Monday evening, they also had to deal with an upset driver.
After a car crashed into the front of a KFC restaurant on 17th Avenue SW, injuring a family of three, the angry driver could be heard yelling at police from down the street.
https://twitter.com/Tommy_Slick/status/1158546995172089857
The man was yelling at the officers because the police vehicle blocking the intersection at 16th Avenue and 12th Street was making it difficult for detouring cars to pass through.
He could be heard swearing at the officers and said they were not doing their job.
Eventually, the officers managed to get the man back in his car without incident, and he drove away from the scene but not before swearing at the officers again through his open window.
Video of the incident has generated a lot of response on Twitter, including from two of the Calgary Police Service’s social media officers.
But I just need to get over to the other side of the road! Even if there's a vehicle stuck in a building and multiple emergency services on scene. No big deal???? https://t.co/RbobOx0bbV
— Mark Smith (@CstSmith) August 6, 2019
While my District 1 teammates, @ahs_ems & @CGYFireFighters were dealing with a crash that injured a #YYC family, they also had to deal with this. Sadly this is common at major scenes, we understand you’re inconvenienced, but we care more about those injured, give us room to work. https://t.co/jYGfwrqanU
— Sergeant Chris Martin (@CPSSgtMartin) August 6, 2019
