National Guard keeps the residents of DC safe by crashing in a car and catching the driver – Jalopnik

Almost 2,000 national guard troops have both to Washington, DC, Vecht out of the crime control Or if one “Incredibly and stupid” Show of ForceDepending on who you ask. Troops have succeeded in their mission to protect DC against crime by bending a civil SUV at a crossroads, reports Top. Rescuers had to use the jaws of life to extract the captured driver, who sustained minor injuries in the crash.

The crash took place in the early morning hours on Wednesday, August 20 at the intersection of 8th Street and North Carolina Avenue. Army Reports that the military vehicle involved had protected a 14-ton my-resistant ambush for terrain, or M-ATV. It was part of a convoy with five vehicles that, together with a DC Metropolitan Police Cruiser, stopped immediately and provided help, according to NPR. We do not know the circumstances of the crash itself or they had failed. It doesn’t really matter because a civil vehicle will lose in a competition with a large, tough military vehicle, regardless of who is right or wrong.

According to Militis.comThe M-ATV is “the off-road vehicle of the US Army, ideal for operating in mountainous terrain.” It is specifically developed for Afghanistan, whose difficult terrain is exactly such as Washington, DC City Streets, I think. If an armored vehicle that can take an explosion of an IED, the windows are small and visibility are extremely limited, making urban use at best questionable.

“Do you know what we have driven around Kabul?” An Reddit commentator said. “Up-perseverde land cruisers, suburbs and other such SUVs. The MatVs and MRAPs were for QRF [Quick Reaction Force] Or if you travel the city. This is why. Even though an SUV would be blown into the city once a year by a venal to S *** [Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device] That a MRAP could have survived, they made the decision that it was not worth all accidents and dead pedestrians. Show how much they appreciate their own cities and people. “

But troops on the site in the capital of our nation are a small price to pay to ensure that nobody again joyrides in the National Mall. (Let’s ignore the price tag of $ 45 million for road repairs after President Trump’s birthday, which was absolutely essential for national security.)