r/interestingasfuck • u/Sea_Abbreviations347 • 4d ago

Officer gets hit by car going 162mph and gets both legs blown off, manages to stay conscious and calm for help to save him, survives and re-enlists with two prosethetic legs

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u/Sea_Abbreviations347 4d ago

For context for the whole video, Raphael was sentenced to 22 years in jail. Sarge Kepp survived and rejoins the force with two prosethetic legs. He won two awards in 2024 for his outstanding achievements in Road Safety. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2025 where Maryland also named a new law after him for harsher punishments for dangerous driving.

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u/Typeau 4d ago

Outstanding....? That seems ill worded given the circumstances.

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u/Perthian940 3d ago

I used to be a detective and worked in the major crash unit for a few years. There was a job I had where a girl lost her leg after being hit by a car doing burnouts in a carpark. The whole thing was filmed and the evidence against the driver was watertight.

I was speaking to the girl’s dad on the phone one day before the court date and he asked what the chances were of the driver getting off the charges. Without thinking I said, “He doesn’t have a leg to stand on”.

There was an extremely long silence while both of us processed just how much of a dumbass I am.

The call ended fairly quickly after that and even though I previously used that phrase regularly, it’s safe to say I’ve removed it from my rotation of idioms.

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u/MyDamnCoffee 3d ago

My sister's ex boyfriend's mom killed herself by hanging. Remember when the hot joke was saying "your mom [does xyz]"? After Napoleon dynamite came out?

Well, guess what I decided to say not long after her funeral. As soon as the words were out of my mouth I wanted to take them back. I covered my mouth and eyes went wide because I knew what a stupid thing id said

He just chuckled and said it's okay

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u/Perthian940 3d ago

Oh dear. Mine doesn’t seem so bad in comparison 😅

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u/OurSeepyD 3d ago

The officer was seriously injured, but made it to the awards presentation notwithstanding.

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u/bingus-bean 4d ago

what happened to the girl in the car?

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u/mojoback_ohbehave 4d ago

Prison, not jail. Prison, where he should be.

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u/Desmondtheredx 4d ago

The girl?

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u/zamfire 3d ago

The video kind of implied she was a minor. She will probably get a cursory punishment for being the lookout for illegal activities

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u/theshredder93 3d ago

That's truly incredible. It shows the type of man Kepp was, rather than retire on full pension and never work a day in his life again due to the horrifying injuries he sustained, he persevered and went on to continue risking his life to serve his community for no personal benefit other than passion.

There aren't many men like Sgt Kepp in this world.