Fleeing Trooper, Mercedes From California Gets An Arkansas Welcome

Because we cover police chases all the time, we just assume everyone knows running from a trooper in Arkansas is a bad idea. But this guy in a Mercedes with a California tag seems to have not gotten the memo. In fact, we wonder if he thinks everywhere is like the Golden State where police will just trail behind suspects for an hour or so.

An inexperienced motorcyclists runs from police, then the unthinkable happens.

Instead, he learns the hard way that Arkansas State Police don’t play around when it comes to fleeing suspects. They will perform a PIT maneuver while you’re fleeing at speeds over 100 mph, which is exactly what the lead trooper does to this Mercedes.

What starts the traffic stop is the trooper observing the Mercedes left lane camping. That’s against the law in Arkansas and a number of other states. You can’t just drive in the left lane for miles on end, going whatever speed you feel like.

When the trooper pulls the Mercedes over, he obviously can tell the driver is leaning towards running. His demand that the driver put the key on the roof goes unanswered, then sure enough the luxury European sedan takes off.

From there, speeds exceed 130 mph as the suspect desperately tries getting away. The guy really goes for it, pushing the Mercedes hard and whipping through turns as fast as possible. But he drives like an undisciplined jackrabbit, nervous and all over the place.

The trooper, on the other hand, is much more deliberate and smooth during the chase. He has plenty of training, something ASP concentrates on and puts troopers through regularly. That training wins out as the trooper finally closes the gap.

Then he performs a beautiful PIT maneuver, sending the Mercedes spinning off the road and away from innocents. That’s how the driver received a proper Arkansas welcome, learning that kind of behavior isn’t tolerated in that neck of the woods.

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