Body camera video shows deputy constable moving Waymo vehicle blocking emergency responders to fatal Dallas explosion
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Tracy DeLatte
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Newly released body camera video shows a Dallas County deputy constable being forced to manually move an empty autonomous Waymo vehicle that was blocking emergency responders' access to a fatal natural gas apartment explosion. The explosion and subsequent five-alarm fire killed three people and injured five others. The incident highlights potential challenges autonomous vehicles can pose for emergency response situations when they malfunction or block critical routes.
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· 3 pulledDallas County Precinct 5 Deputy Constable Jonathan Banda found the empty Waymo partially blocking the route fire trucks needed to take to
Newly released body camera video following an apartment explosion shows a Dallas County deputy constable trying to move a Waymo vehicle that appeared to be blocking the way of first responders
The body camera video that was released to the public on Thursday shows what happened in the moments following a natural gas explosion and five-alarm fire that killed three people and injured five others
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