1 Oct 2026, Thu
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The reputation that follows some Dodge Charger drivers took another hit thanks to a Scat Pack suspect who tried to outrun a Georgia trooper. The dangerous decision ended in disaster when the muscle car collided with a school bus carrying children.

It raises the same question that surfaces after so many of these chases: why not simply pull over when the lights come on? Choosing to flee rarely ends well, and in this case it put a bus full of kids directly in harm’s way.