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Dashcam captures the terrifying moment a Tenn. police car is rear-ended by careless driver

Nypost · · 235 words · By Daniel Cody
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Dashcam captures the terrifying moment a Tenn.

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Dashcam captures the terrifying moment a Tenn.

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Add The New York Post on Google Insane dashcam footage released by Tennessee police shows the split second a patrol car was rear ended during a traffic stop, causing a chain-reaction crash.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/us-news/dashcam-captures-footage-tennessee-highway…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Tennessee Highway Patrol said that the incident is a keen reminder for drivers to follow Tennessee’s Move Over Law.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Tennessee Highway Patrol released the footage specifically to remind drivers to follow the 'Move Over Law'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Bautista-Jones (born August 25, 1995) is an American activist and politician from the state of Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he serves in the Tennessee House of Representatives f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Jones_(Tennessee_politi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOS), also known as the Tennessee Department of Safety or DOS, is a law enforcement agency serving the U.S. state of Tennessee. The TDOS is m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Department_of_Safety…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is the state patrol organization for the U.S. state of Tennessee, responsible for enforcing all federal and state laws relating to traffic on the state's federal and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Highway_Patrol
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Claim 2: “The video posted on Facebook by the Tennessee Highway Patrol shows the initial force of the out-of-control vehicle colliding with the police car, pushing it into the pulled-over car directly ahead.”
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The provided evidence confirms the THP released footage of a cruiser being struck, but the specific detail about the video being posted on Facebook and the specific physics of the crash (pushing into a car ahead) is not explicitly detailed in the snippets provided, though the general event is corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Larry Lowell Russell is a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 21st district, encompassing parts of Loudon County and Monroe County.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Russell
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Tennessee House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections will coincide with the governor, U.S.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_House_of_Repres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, triggered a wave of protests throughout Tennessee in late May and early June 2020. These protests continued throughout the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Tenne…
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Claim 3: “The double-whammy accident was captured on the side of Interstate 65 in Davidson County during a traffic stop.”
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While Wikipedia confirms the existence of Interstate 65 and Davidson County in Tennessee, none of the provided evidence specifically links this particular accident to that location.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 440 (I-440) is an east–west auxiliary Interstate Highway that runs through Nashville, Tennessee. It serves as a southern bypass around downtown Nashville, and is located on average about th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_440_(Tennessee)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 65 (I-65) is part of the Interstate Highway System that runs 887.30 miles (1,427.97 km) north–south from Mobile, Alabama, to Gary, Indiana. In Tennessee, I-65 traverses the middle portion o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_65_in_Tennessee
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nashville metropolitan area (officially the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area) is a metropolitan statistical area in north-central Tennessee. Its principal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_metropolitan_area
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Claim 4: “The striking vehicle then veered around the squad car slightly into the highway with significant front-end damage.”
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The search results for 'significant front-end damage' refer to accidents in Tasmania, Toronto, and Garner, not the Tennessee Highway Patrol incident described in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — The police vehicle sustained significant front-end damage in the crash.A Tasmania Police vehicle has been damaged after crashing into a guardrail on the West Tamar Highway at Trevallyn overnight.
https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasmania-police-car-crashe…
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web search NEUTRAL — 919.1K posts. Discover videos related to Garner Highway Accident on TikTok.As of now patients were transported and only one RPD Unit is Onscence, serious front end and Rear end Damage and cars will be…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/garner-highway-accident
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web search NEUTRAL — Photos from the scene reveal the SUV with significant front-end damage, including a deployed airbag, and damage from a traffic barrier. Police confirmed that the driver remained at the scene.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=14d26b4f-a838…
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Claim 5: “Insane dashcam footage released by Tennessee police shows the split second a patrol car was rear ended during a traffic stop, causing a chain-reaction crash.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that the Tennessee Highway Patrol released dashcam footage of a patrol cruiser being struck during a traffic stop.
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web search NEUTRAL — It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tenne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee
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web search NEUTRAL — Nashville (/ ˈnæʃvɪl / NASH-vil) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. [9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner David Salyers today announced a $2.4 million loan for the Town of Pegram to improve…
https://www.tn.gov/
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Claim 6: ““Body camera video captures the force of the collision from inside the patrol car,” the department said on social media. “The impact knocked the body camera from the trooper’s uniform and sent it tumbling to the floorboard.””
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Two independent web sources explicitly mention that body camera footage captured the impact and that the force knocked the camera from the trooper's uniform onto the floorboard.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOS), also known as the Tennessee Department of Safety or DOS, is a law enforcement agency serving the U.S. state of Tennessee. The TDOS is m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Department_of_Safety…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tennessee Governor's Task Force on Marijuana Eradication (GTFME), a multi-agency law enforcement task force founded in 1983, is managed by the Office of the Governor of Tennessee composed of local…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is the state patrol organization for the U.S. state of Tennessee, responsible for enforcing all federal and state laws relating to traffic on the state's federal and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Highway_Patrol
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.