Shocking moment Florida state trooper wrongly pulls over his FELLOW OFFICER with high-risk maneuver after mistaking him for fleeing suspect
- State Trooper Walner Wroy was dispatched on November 29 to handle reports of a reckless, speeding motorist in the Miami Gardens area
- Wroy found a Kia Stinger on the highway and turned on his lights in an attempt to get the car to pull over
- The driver turned out to be Cory Krotenberg, a police captain in the Miami suburb of Opa-Locka
Video shows a Florida State Trooper accidentally pulling over a fellow officer after attempting a risky maneuver while trying to catch a suspect during a police chase.
State Trooper Walner Wroy was dispatched on November 29 to handle reports of a reckless, speeding motorist in the Miami Gardens area.
Wroy found a Kia Stinger while on the highway and turned on his lights in an attempt to get the car to pull over.
The driver did not stop and instead drove through multiple red lights at illegal speeds before getting off at an exit.
Wroy eventually hit the rear of the car, which swerved and stopped just in front of him, as seen on the dashcam video.
Video shows a Florida State Trooper accidentally pulling over a fellow officer after attempting a risky maneuver while trying to catch a suspect during a police chase
Wroy found a Kia Stinger on the highway and turned on his lights in an attempt to get the car to pull over
The driver turned out to be Cory Krotenberg, a police captain in the Miami suburb of Opa-Locka.
Krotenberg activates his flashing blue and red police lights, identifying him as a law enforcement officer Room 10.
The captain is clearly stunned at having been pulled over and almost hit by a fellow officer.
'You are joking?' Krotenberg tells the stunned soldier as he raises his hands in the air.
“Oh, I got the wrong car,” Wroy says, realizing his mistake. “I didn't see the light in the back.”
Officials said Krotenberg was working as part of a multi-agency anti-gang group and was attempting to pursue a suspect of his own, who police believed was involved in a violent crime.
Krotenberg was helped to track down the suspect by a police helicopter that flew overhead.
“It was a blacked out car,” he told state trooper Wroy. “I was sitting right on his…!”
The driver turned out to be Cory Krotenberg, a police captain in the Miami suburb of Opa-Locka
State Trooper Walner Wroy was dispatched on November 29 to handle reports of a reckless, speeding motorist in the Miami Gardens area
Wroy eventually hit the rear of the car, which spun out and stopped just in front of him, as seen in the dashcam video
“Oh my God,” the soldier says, clearly angry at having hindered Krotenberg's pursuit.
Wroy was not disciplined because his supervisors believed he could reasonably believe Krotenberg was a suspect.
“The Trooper had a well-founded and reasonable belief that an offender was fleeing and evading a lawful order to stop, and the Trooper performed his duties with professionalism and precision,” said FHP Director Dave Kerner.
“Policing is a challenging profession, and State Troopers are trained and trusted to make difficult decisions under the most challenging circumstances,” Kerner added.
Krotenberg was also cleared of any wrongdoing by Opa-Locka police.