Pullman Drivers Ignore Fallen Cop

Pullman Police officer Shane Emerson was transported to Pullman Regional Hospital Tuesday morning after breaking his leg on his way to work. Emerson was walking on a bike path near Larry Street when he slipped at about 6 a.m. Without a cell phone to call for help, Emerson crawled from the path, through snow to the road, where he attempted to wave at cars. Despite his efforts, motorists who drove through the residential area where Emerson lay didn’t stop initially. Pullman Police Cmdr. Chris Tennant said Emerson waved at cars from the ground for about 15 minutes, until someone called the police/ Moscow-Pullman Daily News . More below.

Question (from Daily News): Are you surprised no one would stop to help a Pullman police officer after he fell and broke his leg?

Tennant said luckily Emerson was properly clothed for cold weather, otherwise he may have developed hypothermia. Emerson is the new Drug Abuse Resistance Education officer at Pullman High School.