Dodge Demon Smokes California Police

California Highway Patrol chased a Dodge Demon on the 91 Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles on the night of March 3, but couldn’t keep up with the muscle car. Reportedly, the vehicle was stolen and that’s why police were in pursuit.

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Footage taken by Key News Network shows the chase briefly. The gray Mopar seems to black out during the shot, turning its lights off in an effort to make it hard for cops to spot it. Sometimes that move works, but usually only when an area is poorly lit and the car is dark.

The chase left the freeway and went onto surface streets in the downtown area of Los Angeles. With parking garages and other structures to hide in, many suspects running from police in the area like to disappear there.

Police told Key News Network they believe this person is a repeat offender, having run from police several times before. They might just think it’s fun to smoke cops or they like to street race and then have to run away – we obviously don’t know.

We also can’t tell in the brief shot if the back of the Mopar muscle car has a license plate and if it’s obscured from view. If the plate is visible, plate readers can alert police to the vehicle’s presence, which would then trigger a pursuit.

Most police cruisers would be hard pressed to keep up with a Dodge Demon. With oodles of power and a drivetrain that’s built specifically for straight line speed, they are in essence a drag racer that’s street legal. Police cars obviously are in a whole different class. In fact, they struggle to keep up with Hellcats, and a Demon is at a higher level of performance.

Image via Key News Network/YouTube