Police Pit Fleeing Mother At 106 MPH Only To Find Two Kids Inside Ford Fusion
Officers were shocked to find a nine-month-old and a three-year-old child in the car after forcing it into a barrier
- Arkansas State Police chased and then disabled a Ford Fusion at 106 mph.
- Once the chase ended they found that the driver was a mother and had her two kids in the car.
- Now, she’s facing serious charges including fleeing and felony endangering the welfare of a minor.
Police chase suspects all over the nation but the last thing they often expect is to find kids in the car when it’s all over. That was exactly what they found in the late hours of April 20th though. Despite using a PIT maneuver at 106 mph (170 km/h), everyone escaped serious injury, but the driver’s record is a lot worse for wear.
According to a report included in the posting of this video, the chase began around 8:31 p.m. after an officer noticed a problem. The tags on the Ford Fusion in question came back as a white Land Rover. As a result, the officer attempted to pull over the vehicle but instead, the driver attempted to flee.
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Clearly, her thinking ability wasn’t necessarily top of the class. In fact, she accelerated into triple digits while still using her turn signal to indicate lane changes to the officer. None of this is the most shocking part though. That comes about 3:40 into the video when police use the PIT at 106 mph, spin the Ford around, and then have to reinstate the chase because the driver regained control and kept going.
A minute later, the officer tries the same trick but the Fusion pulls away quick enough to avoid it. Finally, in his third attempt, the ASP officer manages to get his girl. He hits the rear driver’s side quarter panel and drives the Fusion into the wall. As he approaches the car, the driver seems unphased and sits there on her phone while the officer yells at her.
That continues for several minutes while the driver sort of complies all while trying to call her own mother. Officers then found the children and saw to it that they were cared for. According to the report, the driver is facing six charges including felony fleeing, reckless driving, driving on a suspended license, failing to provide insurance, fictitious tags, and endangering the welfare of a child.
This sort of incident is one of the examples some point to as a good reason to reduce the use of tactics like the PIT maneuver. While suspects and criminals deserve to be held accountable for their actions, there’s no question that neither of the kids in this Ford deserved the ride they went on. At the same time, there’s room to question whether or not tactics like this are prudent and in the best interest of the public.
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