They probably don't train people for this at the Sheriff's Academy.
A patrol car was struck by a falling bear in Northern California last weekend.
Authorities say a Humboldt County sheriff's deputy was driving on State Route 96 on August 3, answering a report of a drug overdose in the community of Orleans, when the bear fell or jumped onto the car, apparently from a steep embankment.
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The bear smashed the hood and windshield. The patrol car hit an embankment, rolled onto its side and burst into flames.