Kansas trooper’s dashcam shows scary moments amid fires

Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Hileman shared a video Tuesday on social media of what he called “one of the most steering wheel gripping moments” he’s had.

He posted the video on his Facebook page and told what happened:

He was directing motorists Monday on Interstate 70 near Wilson in north-central Kansas to turn around, he said, “before they drove into” the raging fires.

One semi became high-centered in the median while trying to turn around, Hileman said in his post. He can be heard in the video urging the semi’s driver to get out. They both made it out safety.

This story was originally published March 7, 2017 at 9:15 PM with the headline "Kansas trooper’s dashcam shows scary moments amid fires."