An Audi S5 finished in a blackout appearance attempted to evade Arkansas State Police in a pursuit that followed the familiar pattern of drivers who black out their vehicles apparently believing it provides some advantage in avoiding detection or capture. The S5, a capable performance vehicle, gave the driver genuine speed but, as is typically the case, the blackout appearance and the car’s performance proved insufficient against Arkansas’s well-honed pursuit capabilities. The chase concluded in the manner that Arkansas pursuits reliably do, with the driver apprehended.
The recurring phenomenon of drivers blacking out their vehicles before or during attempts to evade law enforcement reflects a misconception about the practical value of the appearance modification in a pursuit context. While a blacked-out vehicle might theoretically be slightly harder to spot in certain conditions, the modification provides no meaningful advantage against the comprehensive resources and persistence that modern law enforcement brings to pursuits. The Audi S5 driver’s attempt to evade Arkansas troopers added another entry to the catalog of blacked-out vehicles that failed to escape despite their drivers’ apparent confidence in the appearance modification.
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