In case it wasn’t already obvious, running from the police is really, really stupid. Unfortunately, the driver of this particular GMC Sierra didn’t have the smarts to figure that out, and ended up paying for it with a massive wreck that could have ended with death.
As reported by local NBC news affiliate WKYC, an unidentified 54-year old man failed to yield after state troopers attempted to pull him over for reckless driving. The incident occurred on I-71 in Ashland County, Ohio, at 5:17 PM local time on March 23rd.
After the GMC Sierra pickup truck failed to yield, additional state troopers joined the chase. “The suspect vehicle continued southbound at varying speeds, swerving in and out of traffic,” Ohio Highway Patrol stated in a press release. “During the pursuit, the suspect vehicle intentionally struck a patrol car causing it to crash into the highway median cables.”
The state trooper in the patrol car was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries and was later released. You can see what happens at the start of video, with the patrol car moving in on the GMC Sierra pickup from the rear in what appears to be an attempted pit maneuver. However, when the two vehicles collide, the patrol vehicle looks as though it rides over the Sierra’s rear wheel, losing control and careening towards the median.
It’s a nasty crash, but what happens next is even more shocking. Police deploy stop-sticks, which send the GMC Sierra careening out of control into an overpass, completely destroying the truck. Thick clouds of smoke start to billow from the engine bay.
Lucky for the unconscious driver, the troopers pull him to safety. He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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Comments
Too bad the A hole survived
Another Trump supporter, no doubt. Murica # 1!!!!!
and you must be a bleeding heart libtard
And you a duped ignorant Trumptard supporting the mass murder of Americans. Coming to a trailer park near you
Yup- no doubt that you are unstable – you should get some serious help
Ya better lock yer door there ol’ billy bob, there a cummin to yer trailer first…..won’t be hard to find yer outhouse with the swastika on the door! After all the only “so called” president our GREAT republic ever had was extremely ashamed, and referred to it as “murica” …..like you! Any deaf dumb or blind idiot dumb###, again like you, could figure that out. Good ol’ Barry! The only thing you know about a supporter, is the one you could never figure out how to wear!! Go back under your rock, and leave REAL Americans alone!!
How the hell do you manage to politicize a car chase? Wow… TDS is real. Seek help!
Ya consider it useless to run away from the police. In any case, you will be caught sooner or later.
You may be able to outrun a motor but you can’t outrun a Motorola!
If you’re driving a modern day vehicle that is computer controlled you’re wasting your time and money running. The police have available a device that can shut down your engine when they get within 40-50 feet of you. Trouble is anybody else will be shutdown also, the reason why it’s not used that often.
Not all department are part of the plan but they could have notified on star and the plate number and on star could have disabled the vehicle
Please, this in not a General Motors story! It’s a police chase story. The brand of the vehicle is totally immaterial to the video, and could have been a Ford or Ram, instead. Leave these ridiculous videos on YouTube, for those who get off on that stuff and concentrate on items that are about GM, it’s vehicles, sales and customers. GM Authority can do better than this.
Is Ohio the only state that has these chases? Every time there is a high speed chase it’s either slohio or californicate.
Is there anymore info on the electric truck GM is coming out with. I see Ford is going to make a Hybrid truck along with a electric truck.