Florida Troopers PIT And Flip Fleeing Mercedes

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are notoriously brutal towards fleeing criminals, like the guys in this Mercedes GLC who were already fleeing from police. Once they join in the pursuit, you see in the dashcam footage they make quick work of chasing the German SUV down and pitting it out, flipping the thing on its side.

Suspects get caught towing around a stripped car.

Before troopers join in the chase, the suspects in the Mercedes apparently slipped away from Broward County Sheriff’s Office Burglary Apprehension Team. In other words, these are bad guys who like to steal, so they had reason to run from cops.

FHP uses some unmarked units instead of the usual black and tan patrol cars everyone recognizes to hopefully get the drop on the suspects as they keep changing direction after ditching deputies. You see troopers weave through dense traffic trying to get in position so they can spring their trap perfectly.

After some frustrating moments, they spot their quarry and are able to get right up on the GLC before the suspect driver realizes what’s going on. He slams on the accelerator, but it’s too late.

That’s when the lead trooper PITs the Mercedes out, spinning it a full 180 degrees and up onto a sidewalk. The driver bails out and runs, but the front passenger doesn’t skip a beat, sliding over and taking control of the SUV.

Troopers have to chase the three suspects down again, doing yet another PIT maneuver. This time it’s at a higher speed. The trooper who executes it gets the Mercedes off the road, and the top-heavy vehicle overturns, coming to a rest on its side with the roof against a tree trunk.  

The takedown is quick, brutal, and effective. This is why we wouldn’t mess with FHP.

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