Tigard police officer narrowly avoids being crushed by sliding car on icy overpass

A quick-thinking Tigard police officer is fortunate to be alive after he was nearly crushed by an out-of-control car that slid into another motorist Sunday. Body-worn camera footage shows Officer Brian Jackson rushing out of the pinch-point just as a tractionless SUV slides into another car stopped on the icy Southwest Scholls Ferry Road overpass above Oregon 217. It happened after several inches of snow fell across the Portland area. “We’re just really glad he’s OK,” said Tigard police spokesperson Kelsey Anderson. “It’s one of the situations where it could have been so much worse, so we’re just grateful.” Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/washington... • Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... • Get the latest news and more at The Oregonian/OregonLive: http://www.oregonlive.com/ • Subscribe to The Oregonian/OregonLive: https://www.oregonlive.com/subscribe/ • Follow us on Twitter:   / oregonian   • Follow us on Instagram:   / theoregonian   • Like us on Facebook:   / theoregonian