What was the make of the car? Can't tell from the picture.
It looks like a matchbox car to me. :^) Seriously, I don't know. There is a video at the First Person link on this website.
Maybe you can figure it out. The video is incredible.
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5374191
Over 90% of all police vehicle in the Uniteds States are Ford Crown Victorias. It's a good bet that was a Crown Vic in the pic.
The Crown Vic used to have a bad habit of exploding when rearended by a high speed vehicle.
We lost a Missouri State trooper about two years ago in a similar incident. He was writing a ticket out and a 1 ton dually pickup pulling a large trailer hit the Crown Vic in the rearend. The P/U was doing about 70 to 75mph when it hit the troopers car. The trooper died from his injuries, the gent getting the ticket was lucky to get out of the car alive and had serious injuries as I recall.
Ford supposedly redesigned the gas tank area a couple years back but the Mo trooper had an earlier car. Not to many cars can take a hit in the rear end and come out okay.
Glad to hear that Sgt Kelly is okay.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}