A mother’s worst nightmare nearly came true while on the road with her children earlier this month—but then, her angel wearing a badge arrived on the scene.
Charlotte County Sheriff’s Deputy Dave Musgrove doesn’t normally work nights, but on this particular late evening, on Thursday, Feb. 8, he was patrolling near Englewood, Florida.
It was dark, around 7:30 p.m. He was driving in the right-hand lane along South McCall Road, near Spinnaker Boulevard, when he was passed by a speeding motorcyclist—who had just moments to live.
Approaching from behind, the motorcycle zipped by him, moving at what the officer guessed to be about 100 miles per hour. As both vehicles continued down the road, they approached the intersection at Regina Drive.
Within seconds of his arrival at the intersection, it was obvious that the motorcycle had collided with a car near the median. Closing one lane with his cruiser, he activated his emergency lights and notified dispatch about the crash.
“My initial reaction was trying to find the motorcyclist,” Deputy Musgrove told the station. “But then I heard Kayleigh screaming.”
The crucial moments that followed were captured on his body camera. Though some consider what happened to be a miracle, others might find the heart-stopping footage hard to watch.
