KENT COUNTY, MI - Sheriff's deputies say a nearly disastrous crash caught on video shows how quickly road conditions can change in bad weather.

The Sheriff's Department released dash-camera footage after a deputy drove his patrol car into a ditch to avoid an oncoming semi-truck.

KCSO Dashcam 12/13/17 14 Mile/Harvard This is how quickly it can happen. In inclement weather, the conditions on the road can change in an instant. This is something we all know, but without healthy reminders like this all of us are capable of becoming complacent. Check out this dashcam footage from Wednesday when one of our units was eastbound on 14 Mile Rd NE at Harvard Ave, and conditions went from relatively static, to a split second life or death decision to throw the cruiser into a ditch to avoid a head-on collision with a big rig. We don't share this video because we want to discuss fault. We share it because it illustrates the importance of keeping our eyes on the road at all times, especially when conditions are poor. Thankfully only minor injuries were reported at the scene of this accident and everyone involved is expected to make a full recovery. Posted by Kent County Sheriff's Office on Friday, December 15, 2017

The deputy was driving east on 14 Mile Road NE, near Harvard Avenue, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, when "conditions went from relatively static, to a split-second, life-or-death decision to throw the cruiser into a ditch to avoid a head-on collision with a big rig," the Sheriff's Department said.

Those involved suffered only minor injuries.

"We don't share this video because we want to discuss fault. We share it because it illustrates the importance of keeping our eyes on the road at all times, especially when conditions are poor," the Sheriff's Department said.