Video at link.

https://www.policemag.com/patr...ncing-medical-crisis
Deputy Nichole Miron, who had been in the passenger side of the patrol vehicle, was able to transfer from the sheriff’s office SUV into the truck. Both vehicles were still moving.

September 18, 2024


Screen grab from Macomb County Sheriff's Office video shows Deputy Nicole Miron climbing out of a moving patrol vehicle and into a truck driven by a man in medical crisis. No one was injured in the Sept. 12 incident.


A Michigan sheriff’s deputy is being praised for her daring and quick thinking while stopping a vehicle that was traveling erratically on a Mount Clemens street.

In the Sept. 12 incident, Macomb County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the scene after motorist called 911 about a GMC Sierra that was being driven dangerously, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook statement.

Deputies located the vehicle and tried to get the driver to pull over.

They soon realized that the 63-year-old male driver could not comprehend what was going on, police say.

The deputies pulled alongside the driver’s side of the truck and were able to get the driver to roll down his window and apply the vehicle’s brakes.

Deputy Nichole Miron, who had been in the passenger side of the patrol vehicle, was able to transfer from the sheriff’s office SUV into the truck. Both vehicles were still moving.

She stopped the truck and called for medical response for the driver.

“I commend Deputy Miron for putting herself in harm’s way to help a citizen in need and protect other drivers on the roadway,” said Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham. “Due to her quick thinking and selfless actions, she safely ended what could have been a tragic situation.”

Why not just position the patrol vehicle in front of the truck moving at what looks like idle speed and tap the breaks bringing it to a stop?

Then you wouldn't have to risk injury by playing stuntman(woman).

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Originally posted by a1abdj:
Why not just position the patrol vehicle in front of the truck moving at what looks like idle speed and tap the breaks bringing it to a stop?

Then you wouldn't have to risk injury by playing stuntman(woman).

Agreed. Would have been a prime opportunity for a rolling roadblock. However from the video it appears they truck was actually stopped before she went through the window.

I've done dumber things in the name of getting the job done but I'm not going to condone it, lol.

Idiot drivers just kept going on around them instead of pulling back.

Ballsy move. I would have opted for the bump to stop too. The patrol car is fixable.

At the very least, she should have jumped into the bed and broken through the rear window.

The article makes it sound like they got the driver to slow down. Why not get him to stop altogether?

I would think her supervisor would want to have a serious discussion with her about her decision making in that scenario.

Case in point. My best friend while still an active duty Michigan State Trooper ran across a similar situation. He was alone on patrol at the time but was unable to get the driver to acknowledge his existence regardless of lights, sirens, horns, keeping pace, getting ahead, etc. Eventually he found a good stretch of road and using the right front tire of his patrol car was able to push the suspect vehicle off the road until it got stuck. The left side of the vehicle looked like it had been in a NASCAR race with black tire marks all down the side. There was no damage to the patrol vehicle.

So many critics.*

I wonder how many of those that criticize have ever "responded in the moment", either as a boss (perfect execution and awesome outcome) or simply giving it their best regardless of the miles of shit sandwiches they will eat because they did not pull of the "boss" move...

Having been in some situations, I still don't give a shit about the what the "spectator's" thought. I did what I thought to do in the moment, and have never regretted what I did, or if it was "perfect".

Could she have done things better? Maybe.

But she did what she could in that moment, and the outcome was fine.

And, for the record. "I would follow her in..."


(Yes, I am calling you out. Don't like it, email me. I'm old, retired and have very few fucks to give, but am willing to oblige if you bring your own lunch.)

^^^ Thank you!

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So many critics.*

I wonder how many of those that criticize have ever "responded in the moment",

Many many times. But often times those critics have "responded in the moment" for the right reasons, and as such don't brag about it or seek constant praise and recognition for their actions.

But even those who may have some of this exact experience here in this very thread have agreed. Using the patrol vehicle to stop that slowly moving truck would have been a much safer option. It's not about armchair quarterbacking, it's about common-sense decision making, and risk assessment/mitigation.

It's simply not worth being injured or killed doing something that has a much less risky means of accomplishment.

It is opportunities like that where you have many choices that kept my job interesting for me. Not only discussions that follow are great training examples that keep many thinking what they would have done. It is pretty hard to complain over success.

I applaud her for having the guts to do what she thought she needed to do to get the job done. I'm definitely guilty of doing dumber stuff than what she did because it seemed like a good idea in the moment. I'm not here to cast stones.

That said, fortuitous outcomes reinforce bad decision making, and it's important to look back on an incident and figure out how you might do it better or safer the next time. In a job where opportunities such as this present themselves with some regularity, it's how you improve your odds of one day enjoying retirement!

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I'm old, retired and have very few fucks to give, but am willing to oblige if you bring your own lunch.

I'm not yet retired, but I'll look forward to eventually having an occasion to use this line.