How many people become verbally hostile when a trooper asks them if they are ok and then asks them to step out of the vehicle? That was the first words the officer used to the man. This after he was discovered parked in the turnout, seemingly drunk. As I already pointed out, there is some question that after the initial hostile verbal exchange, the officer, instead of attempting to defuse the situation, caused the situation to escalate. Having known the officer when he was a Correctional Officer at Spring Creek, I can believe he would escalate the situation rather than attempt to defuse it. However, the man, did in fact accelerate and turn towards the second officer, who did feel threatened and drew his weapon. He did not fire at the gentleman in the car though. Even if the officer was verbally abusive towards the man, it did not justify him accelerating his vehicle towards the second officer, trying to run him over.