Police in Florida have launched dashcam footage that reveals them chasing a lifted Chevrolet Silverado alongside a busy freeway earlier than slamming into its facet and performing a PIT maneuver in the midst of site visitors.

The incident occurred on January 25 when authorities tried to carry out a site visitors cease on the Silverado to analyze a 26-year-old occupant for drug possession. Nonetheless, the suspect and the 2 different males within the automotive refused to drag over and instantly fled from the police. Sadly for them, they’d a number of decided law enforcement officials in pursuit who weren’t prepared to allow them to get away.

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For the primary minute of the video under, the trio within the Silverado had been driving comparatively sedately however they quickly picked up the tempo and began to recklessly weave by means of site visitors.

On the 2:13 mark, one officer driving a Dodge Charger rams into the facet of the pickup to attempt to carry out a PIT maneuver however because of the sheer measurement of the Chevy, it proves unsuccessful. The officer then drives straight into the facet of the truck however this too did not cease it.

Because the chase progresses, the driving force continues to weave by means of site visitors with the police in shut pursuit. Whereas nonetheless touring at effectively over freeway speeds, an officer makes an attempt yet one more PIT. It initially proves unsuccessful and the police automobile bounces off the facet of the Silverado and slams right into a silver Ford pushed by an harmless bystander.

The officer then continues to ram the truck, pushing it into the guardrail on the facet of the freeway and ultimately spinning it round. All three occupants of the truck shortly give up.

Native authorities have charged all three males with armed cocaine trafficking. Throughout the pursuit, the trio ditched a bag of cocaine and three weapons.