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Picture this: You’re a cop, standing behind a gravel truck for a routine check. Then before you know it, you’re waist-deep in a sea of rocks. Sounds like a scene from a slapstick movie, right? But for one police officer in China’s Liaoning province, this wasn’t some absurd comedy—it was real life.

Police stopped the truck driver for being “overloaded” or carrying more weight than allowed on that road. Instead of facing the music, the trucker decided to make a break for it.

His genius plan? Dump the entire load of gravel right on the investigating officer. It was such a bizarre scheme that the policeman didn’t appear to suspect a thing, even as the driver began striking the latches holding the tailgate shut.

Then the gate flew open and an avalanche of stone tumbled out. The torrent knocked the officer right off his feet. Within seconds, he was buried up to his waist in this mini mountain of rock. If that wasn’t bad enough, the driver took off, leaving the officer literally stuck between a rock and a hard place.

The officer’s partner was filming the entire stop. But after the gravel dump, the video shows his desperate scramble to free the buried man—while the driver hightailed it out of there. The viral video sparked outrage across the internet. It appears that the buried officer walked away with only minor injuries, but this story could’ve ended a whole lot worse.

What about the truck driver? His escape was short-lived—he was arrested and charged with assaulting an officer. I guess his overloaded rig wasn’t quick enough to evade the police. See the short video of the incident embedded below:

Sure, this looks absurd. What police officer goes to work in the morning, wondering if they’ll be buried waist-deep in gravel before the day is through? But the truth is, this driver didn’t care what happened to the cop—he was willing to bury the man alive just to escape. And this is something police officers all over the world know is a distinct possibility with every traffic stop—even if gravel isn’t the weapon they’re expecting.

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Henry Cesari

Henry Cesari joined MotorBiscuit in 2021 and brings his deep interest in vintage cars, trucks, and motorcycles to the site. Having restored his first classic car at just 16 years old, Henry has wrenched on everything from overland campers to Japanese motorcycles and even pre-war Bugattis. Henry is also an avid attendee at local car shows and genuinely enjoys connecting with fellow auto enthusiasts.

Henry earned a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and English from the University of Vermont. He has since incorporated his love of the written word with his admiration of classic cars. While Henry is interested in vintage cars, he believes the golden age of cars is yet to come. He is confident journalists will play an important role in this revolution by exposing the industry as it is now and envisioning its possible future.