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Sammy Hagar Guests in Cop Lip-Sync Video to “I Can’t Drive 55”

Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter August 22nd, 2018
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 17: Recording artist Sammy Hagar performs onstage during the John Varvatos 13th Annual Stuart House benefit presented by Chrysler with Kids' Tent by Hasbro Studios at John Varvatos Boutique on April 17, 2016 in West Hollywood, California.

The trend of lip-syncing cop videos just got turned to 11 (or maybe 55?) thanks to Sammy Hagar.

The Fontana Police Department in California recently posted a lip-sync video to the Hagar classic “I Can’t Drive 55” and even got the Red Rocker to appear in the clip.

So, how did the FPD land the Hagar cameo?  In an interview with The Mercury News, Officer Tim Frydendall reached out to Hagar, who’s a native of Fontana, Calif., for permission to use his song.  One thing led to another, and now the video below exists!

Fontana Police Department Lip Sync Challenge - I Can't Drive 55 - cameo by Sammy Hagar

Fontana, Calif.- Fontana native Sammy Hagar may have been running from the law in his 1984 music video, "I Can't Drive 55," but when the Fontana Police Department reached out, the Red Rocker himself agreed to work alongside the law for the most epic lip sync challenge. View the video above.

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who's well versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice.
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