Your Vest Won’t Stop This Bullet, a 14-minute video produced by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, shows the deadly threat that police officers, emergency workers and highway construction crews face on a daily basis: Unpredictable drivers.

The video is dedicated to the more than 700 law enforcement officers who have died during traffic incidents in the past ten years, including four Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers who have been killed since 2001.

Reproduction permission for the video Your Vest Won’t Stop This Bullet was granted to the Department of Public Safety’s Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Program by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

The following video is very graphic, depicting peace officers injured in the line of duty, and is only intended for mature audiences.

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