Royse City police officer recalls roadside collision
"When I heard those brakes squealing and those tires screeching I knew things were about to get ugly," Michael Baley said.
Author: Jobin Panicker
Updated: 10:23 PM CDT April 12, 2021
ROYSE CITY, Texas — Royse City police officer Michael Baley says there is no such thing as a routine day while working patrol. What happened on Saturday was everything but routine. If anything, it was one of the scariest moments of his life.
"If I had landed on concrete, I don't think we'd be talking today," said Baley, a 14-year veteran with the department.
Baley was on patrol Saturday morning when he was called to assist a driver on Interstate 30 near exit 76 in Rockwall. Baley parked his patrol vehicle behind the stalled-out vehicle as he normally does. He exited his vehicle to remove debris off the road when an SUV came hurling toward him.