Driver Accused Of Hitting Squad Car While Looking For ‘Saved By The Bell’ Clip On Phone

In case you weren’t conscious, driving on the open street shouldn’t be the time for trying up “Saved by the Bell” TV present clips in your telephone.

A Vermont man realized that lesson the arduous means Thursday afternoon when he sideswiped a police automobile whereas looking for an episode of the venerable 1990s sitcom on the web.

Police arrested 55-year-old Kevin Bacon ― who, it have to be emphasised is NOT the actor ― after he hit a Thetford Police Division squad automobile, in response to The Smoking Gun.

The officer was aiding a motorist on Interstate 91 when Bacon collided with the police cruiser, in response to WCAX-TV. 

Bacon didn’t appear to note what occurred and continued to drive for a brief distance. He then stopped the automobile earlier than “fleeing the scene of the crash,” the station reported.

Bacon was nabbed a mile from the crash scene.

Based on a Vermont State Police report, Bacon was trying down at his telephone on the time of the crash.

The thing of his consideration, the report stated, was “Screech’s Spaghetti Sauce,” an episode from 1992 that, in response to IMDB, facilities on a very flavorful spaghetti sauce that Screech makes throughout a campus TV present.

The police report doesn’t observe why Bacon was sufficient in that episode that he allegedly needed to analysis it from behind the wheel. 

Bacon was charged with gross negligent operation of a automobile and leaving the scene of a crash. He was additionally issued a visitors quotation for texting whereas driving.

His subsequent scheduled courtroom date is July 31.