Dashcam video catches semi-truck barreling head-on toward Oklahoma trooper

555 An Oklahoma state trooper and a semi-truck driver learned first-hand on Tuesday why no-passing zones exist, in a nearly disastrous encounter that was caught on video. Trooper David Hamilton was driving north of Ada, Oklahoma, near the junction of two state highways when he crested a hill just before 5 p.m., state police said in a Facebook post. That's when a hulking semi-truck first became visible - and it was barreling toward Hamilton in the same lane as him, dash camera video of the incident shows. The semi-truck driver was illegally trying to pass two smaller vehicles on a stretch of the roadway that is a no-passing zone, police said. Smoke appeared to rise from the truck as its driver tried to brake in the video. The smaller cars in the lane where the semi-truck belonged appeared to keep the driver from merging back to safety. But Hamilton's quick action saved him and the truck driver: The trooper swiftly maneuvered his car to the shoulder, averting what could have been a head-on collision with the truck, video shows.

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