Bear lands on patrol car responding to overdose causing rollover crash and fire

[Satanica]

[....]

Aug. 3 at around 11 p.m. the patrol car was heading north on Highway 96 with lights and sirens blaring, when a bear suddenly fell from an embankment and landed on the hood. The patrol car then struck an embankment, rolled over and came to rest on its side. The crash then sparked a fire that destroyed the vehicle and ignited nearby vegetation on the embankment, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office.

Fire crews responded and extinguished the vegetation fire. According to the Hoopa Fire chief, the fire burned about half an acre. Crews remained on scene until daylight Sunday morning to address complications suppressing the fire, including burning snags and rolling rock.

According to the HCSO, the deputy was able to escape the burning car and was not seriously injured. No word on the condition of the bear.

HCSO: Bear lands on patrol car during response to overdose causing rollover crash and fire

While a Humboldt County sheriff's deputy was responding to a report of an overdose in Orleans, what appeared to be a bear fell onto the hood of the patrol car, causing a rollover crash and sparking a vegetation fire, according to officials. Aug. 3 at around 11 p. m. the patrol car was heading...

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[Totemic]

So now we have to worry about Drop Bears too?

 

[Spider]

Is it me or does this sound like something from Super Troopers?

 

[Benighted]

"Did you have a good day at work dear?"
"Yes, apart from the bear landing on my car and exploding"

 

[Satanica]

You literally cannot make this shit up. I have to wonder what happened to the overdose call though.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

All this destruction because some idiot was doing drugs.

 

[BBBLUE77]

You literally cannot make this shit up. I have to wonder what happened to the overdose call though.

The OD's family is going to sue the bear since it is entirely the furry fallers' fault and their drug-addled kin is completely innocent.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

Anyone else notice, everything in northern California involves a fire.

I need to move away from this giant tinderbox.

 

[LFODBiker]

Is it me or does this sound like something from Super Troopers?

If they make another sequel a variation on this needs to be in it.

 

[Totemic]

Is it me or does this sound like something from Super Troopers?

I had Looney Tunes theme going through my head as I read the story.

 

[Sejanus]

A shame there is no dashcam video.

Part of me wonders if everyone responding to the OD went to this call instead.

 

[Bobbo]

“Hey Boo-boo!

Watch what I’ma gonna do to the forest ranger this time!”

 

[JackBurton]

So where is the proof that a bear was the culprit? Pretty wild story. How do we know this cop didnt crash on his own and then lied to cover his ass

 

[DaveL]

Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you, and sometimes WTF?

 

[Future_Milf]

I won't be able to rest until I know the bear is ok.

 

[Ripley]

Jesus was determined to call that junkie home

 

[Colossal Asshole]

That’s some good weed Humboldt

 

[McDanel]

That’s some good weed Humboldt

Yes, I was wondering where the bear was before falling down?

 

[Kiowaprincess]

That’s some good weed Humboldt

When it said "caught vegitation on fire and burned a half of acre" I bet myself $10 that it was someone's farm.

 

[ummmm yea tht part]

Maybe the bear was drunk