In the heat of the moment I think the kid did a great job.
to one side there were wooded areas, so no point landing there and as for the fields on the other side, how long are they exactly and how can you be sure you have enough room to stop, also were there any people on the fields?
for an inexperienced pilot he is obviously going to aim for something that resembles a runway as close as possible, a long straight bitumen road looks similar to a runway so he knows he is going to have enough room to stop. Guess what, it was a text book forced landing, he walked away and no one was hurt which is exactly what the aim of a forced landing is to achieve
The Cop should be ridiculed for making comments on a matter he has no experience in.
Good work to the young pilot.