Body camera video shows deputy constable moving Waymo 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 five-alarm fire killed three people and injured five others. The incident highlights potential conflicts between autonomous vehicle operations and emergency response situations.
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Dallas 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 shows a Dallas County deputy constable forced to manually drive an empty autonomous Waymo vehicle that was blocking emergency crews following a fatal natural gas apartment explosion.
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