By Steven Symes 
There are some vehicles you just don’t use to run from the police, and one of them is the Volkswagen Jetta. We thought everyone knew this unwritten rule, but then we ran across this police chase out of Florida. We know, it had to be in Florida for some reason.
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Let’s just be clear up front: we don’t think anyone should be running from cops. It’s a dumb idea and will lead to worse charges, probably at least a felony fleeing. But if you’re going to do it, you might as well use a car that can give you a slight chance of getting away.
The Jetta isn’t such a vehicle. It’s slow, handles only okay, and can’t take a PIT maneuver like a champ. If you’re offended by what we said, it’s alright to admit you don’t know the first thing about cars, which is why you bought a Jetta.
For a reason that isn’t explained, this VW driver decides to run from a Florida trooper. If you know anything about Florida Highway Patrol, they don’t mess around when you try getting away.
The guy runs some red lights, then gets onto the highway to try ditching the FHP cruiser. But you can hear the trooper keep letting up on the accelerator as his car is a little too fast. Had he been authorized, he couldn’t ended the chase in the first 30 seconds with a quick PIT maneuver.
Instead, he had to follow the Volkswagen closely as the suspect probably thought he had a chance of getting away. We almost feel sorry for the guy.
He tries using that mediocre handling to do some quick, sneaky lane changes that don’t fool the trooper even a little. While doing one of those, he loses control, rolling onto the grassy shoulder before hitting a road sign and getting stuck in a ditch full of water.
Not only did this incident remove a reckless driver from the road, it killed one janky VW Jetta, so it was a win-win.
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