Dodge Charger Scat Pack Can’t Shake Virginia Trooper

We don’t see too many interesting chases from Viriginia State Police, but this one involving a fleeing Dodge Charger Scat Pack has plenty of excitement. It also showcases the superior driving skills of at least one state trooper, even though he’s severely outgunned in the chase.

Watch a Dodge Ram driver goad Arkansas troopers, then get a nice PIT maneuver for his trouble.

The dashcam footage from this incident sure is interesting to watch. The camera car joins in the pursuit after the Mopar muscle car gets away from one member of VSP.

We see the trooper coming in hot, passing on the shoulder and doing all he can to get into position on another highway before the suspect comes along. All his effort pays off as he gets in right behind the matte purple Scat Pack.

But the suspect is determined to get away. The guy pulls a risky move, cutting across the gore point and almost hitting a barrier, taking an exit at the last second. While the trooper isn’t fooled even a little, the Charger blacks out, trying to take advantage of its non-reflective, dark exterior to disappear into the night.

We get a clue about how skilled the suspect driver is when he immediately hits his turn signal a few times, defeating the purpose of blacking out.

But once the suspect goes through a transition ramp and gets on yet another highway, he nails it and takes off, easily pulling away from the trooper. It’s difficult for most police cruisers to keep up with such high-powered vehicles.

For his part, the trooper, keeps the suspect in sight and relays his moves to dispatch. Then the suspect gets off the highway, perhaps hoping the turns on surface streets will let him ditch his tail. Outgunned, the trooper has a lot to handle, but he leverages superior driving skill to make up for the lack of horsepower.

What our suspect doesn’t know is troopers down the line are setting up spikes to blow out the Mopar muscle car’s tires. However, a sudden turn onto a freeway thwarts that trap. It doesn’t matter anyway, because not too long after the trooper notices one of the rear drive tires on the Dodge is blown out.

His ability to flee greatly reduced, our suspect almost becomes a sitting duck as the trooper goes in for the kill. But before he can close the gap all the way, the driver bails and runs, realizing the muscle car is done.

We hope he got a criminal charge for that wrap, because it’s a violation of good taste.

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