Escaped Convict Launches Pickup Into The Air As Police Chase Ends In Most Michael Bay Way Possible
It might look like behind-the-scenes footage from a Michael Bay film or perhaps a Fast and Furious installment, but this is indeed a real-life police chase. And a stupidly scary one at that.
It all started in Webster Parish, Louisiana on Tuesday afternoon, when a stolen Toyota Tacoma was pulled over for speeding. While the driver spoke to the deputy, 18-year-old passenger Kevonte Dekorey Austin - who’d escaped from a work release programme - jumped into the driver’s seat and sped off.
A chase that reached speeds of up to 115mph followed, ending when Austin hit a spike strip. After leaving the road, the Tacoma went down a ditch, exiting at a speed high enough to launch the pickup into the air. It landed in a restaurant car park onto another vehicle - which was occupied at the time.
Incredibly, neither Austin, nor Barbara Harlon - the occupant of the vehicle the Tacoma landed on - suffered serious injury. Austin and the original driver have been taken into custody.
Source: KSLA
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Eastbound and down, loaded up and truckin’….
Reminds me of San Andreas.
“Did you see that? He went right through our roadblock.”
I never understand how people get this footage lol. Like what made them film at the particular time in that specific place
The police roadblock would be an indication something was gonna happen!
The police had already set up spike strips on the main road prior to the arrival and people were just in the area. There’s a few shops in the general vicinity.
And now imagine all the amazing things that nobody took on footage
There was a police road block so maybe the guy asked the cops or the cops told the camera guy that a stolen pick-up truck was coming.
Damn
This is the aftermath
This thing is pretty tough
Looks like Toyota learned from top gears Hilux test
Guess he forgot to hold L1.
Only some will get the reference…
Im suprised the chassis didnt collapse in the middle after that air time, i guess toyota still hold to their good build quality lol
Onlookers be like
Before it was cool…