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View resultsTVI/PIT Maneuver on Hyundai Elantra from Mississippi - Car overturns into vegetated ditch #pursuit
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TVI/PIT Maneuver on Hyundai Elantra from Mississippi - Car overturns into vegetated ditch #pursuit
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Trooper's Narrative:
On the 6th day of July 2023, I was stationary facing east on Interstate 40 eastbound, looking for violations. While at the 256-
mile marker exit ramp, I noticed a white Hyundai traveling west at a high rate of speed. I used my radar to confirm that the
vehicle was traveling 101 mph in a 75 mph zone. I quickly left my stationary position eastbound and got on I-40 West. I caught
up to the vehicle around the 251-mile marker and initiated my blue lights. The driver failed to stop and began fleeing.
During the pursuit, we reached triple-digit speeds. The fleeing vehicle swerved in and out of both westbound lanes of traffic.
The suspect vehicle exited the interstate at the 242-mile marker and ran the stop sign for the intersection with State Highway
284. The suspect then continued to flee westbound on Interstate 40. Due to the manner of driving, I determined I would need to
use a TVI once I had another unit involved in the pursuit.
As we approached the 241-mile marker, Sergeant Fleming with the Arkansas State Police became the second unit in the
pursuit. At that time, I positioned myself in the outside lane to attempt a TVI on the fleeing in the inside lane. My first attempt
was not successful due to not making contact with the suspect’s vehicle. On my second attempt, I matched the vehicle's speed
and made positive contact with the vehicle's rear quarter panel. I crossed into the inside lane rotating the fleeing vehicle into a
clockwise spin. The vehicle crossed in front of my unit and into the heavily vegetated north roadside ditch.
The vehicle overturned several times before coming to a final rest on its top facing south. I slowed down, made a U-turn, and assisted with
the felony takedown. While exiting my vehicle, I could see two suspects fleeing into the west tree line within the ditch. I radioed
Troop D Communication giving them the suspected driver and passenger's clothing description. Sergeant Fleming cleared the
suspect’s vehicle and began to direct local agencies into setting up a perimeter.
Both suspects were apprehended later with the help of the Arkansas Game and Fish, the St. Francis County Sherriff
Department, the Forrest City Police Department, and the Forrest City Fire Department Drone Team. Forrest City Fire
Department EMS were on the scene, but both suspects refused treatment.
The suspects were then transported to St. Francis
County jail and charged with the below-listed charges:
5-54-125(c): FLEEING - ON FOOT
5-54-125(d)(3): FLEEING - FELONY - BY VEHICLE - INJURY
27-50-302(a)(7): SPEEDING - MORE THAN 15 MPH OVER LIMIT
27-50-308(b)(1)(B) 1ST: RECKLESS DRIVING - 1ST
27-14-306: FICTITIOUS TAGS
27-37-702: NO SEATBELT
27-16-602: NO DRIVER LICENSE OR LICENSE EXPIRED
27-22-104: NO LIABILITY INSURANCE