6 Oct 2026, Tue
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One of the fastest ways to draw police attention is driving at night with no lights on, and for unexplained reasons the driver of a Dodge Charger in this dashcam footage was doing exactly that when two Michigan troopers spotted him. A pursuit quickly followed.

Driving dark on a nighttime road is both dangerous and conspicuous. The baffling decision practically invited the troopers’ attention, and the chase ended the way most such ill-conceived runs from police do.