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[music] February 21st, 2024. What started as a car theft investigation took a sudden turn when officers witnessed a crash at Highway 29 and Burgess Road. A silver 2023 Audi S4 driven by an 18-year-old from Wisconsin fled the scene at high speed. Moments later, troopers lit up the sirens, ready to launch a pursuit northbound into >> Molino. Air Force updates radio. At over 100 mph, the suspect recklessly tore through wrongway streets, darted down tight roads like Pine Cone and Muscoji, and spun around on Highway 29, endangering everyone in his path as troopers refused to back down. >> Woodland Avenue still northbound and northbound and the southbound. >> Okay, he's getting turned around now. Trooper, there you go. That's him turning around. That's just turned around right there. So, he's southbound 29. Southbound 29. All right. And he just made another U-turn in front of the deputy there. Now he's back northbound 29. Northbound 29. We're finding The silver Audi S4 kept gaining speed, racing through Quintet Road, Highway 97, and Sunshine Hill Road. It all came to a climax on Molino Road, where trooper Pepatoni executed a precise pit. The suspect's vehicle careened into a ditch, flipped multiple times, and came to a complete stop. Get him. >> All right, that's a good bit. Good pit. The suspect's crocodile tears vanished the moment the trooper shut the door. identified as Noel Al Marggo Petong. His criminal history spans multiple states, including driving on a suspended license and an active warrant in Wisconsin for felony disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property, felony bail jumping, false imprisonment, and stalking. Despite these charges, Wisconsin declined extradition. I hit somebody. You see him? >> Oh [ __ ] You stupid motherucker. Don't you goddamn. >> March 3rd, 2022. The silver Porsche Cayman rocketing down the highway, weaving aggressively through traffic. The moment lights and sirens were activated, the driver hit the gas, refusing to stop, swerving across lanes and turning a simple traffic stop into a reckless high-speed pursuit >> to exit 96. He's an HOV North. The Porsche raced north past mile marker 96, ignoring all traffic safety, reaching over 119 mph and escalating the pursuit into a breathless, highstakes chase. The troopers had no choice but to match. >> Looks like a 1050 real fast. 1050. 1050. Go ahead and start 52. It's 51 as well. >> 1050. They're going to be uh front portion of the car. >> You stupid. >> Hey, show me your hand. Both of them. Don't [ __ ] move. >> I hit somebody. >> Oh [ __ ] You stupid mother. >> As the pursuit reached Interstate 85, the suspect lost control of his Porsche. The vehicle veered onto the shoulder and struck a wrecker that was towing a disabled white pickup truck. The pickup's driver, who was standing nearby, was also caught in the impact. Smith's Porsche came to a stop, wedged beneath the truck. The chase ended in a deeply distressing scene. >> They're going to be >> Get out. Get out. I don't care if you fall. Get out. Lay down. Lay down. >> Immediately after taking the suspect into custody, the officer quickly noticed several abnormal signs, >> leading to the determination that the suspect was in no condition to safely operate a vehicle. >> Watching my car. >> The suspect, identified as Victor Allen Smith, is currently being held without bond at the Gwinet County Jail. He faces a wide range of charges, including felony murder, homicide by vehicle in the first degree. DUI, drugs, reckless driving, fleeing, and attempting to elude, and multiple traffic offenses. Legal proceedings are underway. >> I have what you see in my my um my wallet. July 20th, 2024. Amid heavy traffic, a black Dodge Durango SRT blew past troopers at 97 mph. Troopers attempted a routine traffic stop, but the suspect only inched over one lane, refusing to stop. Then, with no warning, he slammed on the gas. In an instant, the chase was on. unpredictable and dangerous. >> 106 char. >> The suspect hit 140 mph as the chase neared the I75 northbound and I 285 interchange. He weaved recklessly between vehicles, repeatedly used the emergency lane, and forced multiple drivers to swerve or break hard, narrowly avoiding collisions at several points. 35. >> While attempting to take a curve at around 70 to 80 mph, the suspect repeatedly lost traction. As he reached the crest of the overpass, he tried to accelerate away only to perform an unintentional PT maneuver on himself. The rear of his vehicle slammed into the guardrail and bridge pillar over I75, ending the pursuit with a crash right in the middle of the bridge. The passenger identified as D. Foster immediately exited the vehicle with his hands raised and was taken into custody. He admitted to carrying a handgun. The driver, Jontavius Hood, was then removed and arrested without incident. A search revealed he was in possession of a stolen firearm linked to the Atlanta Police Department. The vehicle itself was also confirmed to be stolen. Hood was booked into the Clayton County Jail while Foster was later released. South TV on TV. Go. >> May 1st, 2025. A small purple sedan with a broken license plate light turned onto KD Road. When officers tried to pull it over on Southerntherland Drive, the driver didn't stop. What started as a simple equipment violation was about to spiral into something far more dangerous. >> Desent drive >> south drive Arkansas boy Sam Young. Oh [ __ ] See? >> The suspect waved out the window but refused to stop, forcing officers to continue the pursuit. As troopers prepared for a tactical stop, he suddenly slammed on the brakes, then fled again. A move that seemed to taunt law enforcement. Come on. Come on. Roll TV. TV on TV. >> Yeah. Go ahead. >> TV on TV on TV on go. Come on. Come on. Roll TV. >> Seizing the moment, officers executed a textbook TVI, striking the purple Dodge Neon head on and bringing it to a complete stop. >> Get out. GET OUT. GET OUT. [screaming] GET OUT THE CAR. >> GET OUT THE CAR. >> GET OUT. GET OUT. >> But even with the vehicle disabled, the driver refused to exit. >> What was he hiding? >> Why was he so determined to resist until the very end? >> Hey, listen. You try anything stupid. You're going to get shot. >> Sir, I promise I'm not going to exit. You didn't take the flight before my phone. Here, grab my head. I'm not doing anything. >> Come around the back of my car. Hey, >> put your gun down. Don't sweep. >> Officers conducted an inventory search before towing the vehicle. And what they found was alarming. Multiple bags of meth, cocaine, marijuana, a digital scale, and even a prescription bottle loaded with methamphetamine. >> Get up and bring the whole window. Get out the window. >> Okay, I'm about you, man. Okay. Okay. Okay. Take it out. >> Hey, get some light. >> Do not move. >> I'm not look I'm not I'm not going to say I promise you. As a result, Christopher Lamont Trip was taken into custody during the traffic stop and transported to the Saint Francis County Detention Center. He faces multiple charges including fleeing by vehicle, possession of meth and cocaine, drug paraphernalia, driving >> May 31st, 2024. An 18-year-old girl swerved across multiple lanes, catching the attention of Officer Petros. She denied drinking, but her behavior told another story. >> Did you hear anything? >> Yeah. You What you had to drink today? >> Nothing. >> Nothing. I can smell it. >> Nothing. >> Yeah. You were all over the road. >> As backup arrived, the stop turned into a full DUI investigation with far more at stake than just a citation. tonight? >> No, sir. >> The only reason why I ask is because I can smell the alcohol on your breath. Right. So, have you had anything to drink? >> No, sir. >> No alcohol. Okay. So, what I want to do is I want to run you through some standardized field sobriety test. Make sure you're good to drive. If you're good to drive, we'll get you out of here. Okay. >> Are you willing to do that? >> Of course. >> Okay. Cool. >> When you're ready, just hop by the car for me. >> The female driver was instructed to step out of the vehicle for a series of standard field sobriety tests. An essential step in determining her level of impairment during the stop. >> So, let's go ahead. We're going to stand in front of this car right here. >> So, what I'm going to do, I'm going to hold my finger right here. >> Okay. >> Can you see my finger? >> Yes, sir. >> Do you wear glasses or contacts at all? >> No, sir. >> No. Okay. So, what I'm going to do is I want you to follow the tip of my finger with your eyes and your eyes only without moving your head, sir. >> Does that make sense? >> Yes, sir. >> Do you need me to explain it in any other way? >> No. >> Okay. Okay. So, if we can, can we make our way over to one of those parking stalls right there? So, what I want you to do is I want you to stand on this line for me. All right. Go ahead and take your left foot, place it on that line, and take your Yep. Take your left foot, place it on that line. Take your right foot. The officer administered several field sobriety tests, but the driver struggled through each one, failing to perform any of them properly, raising serious concerns about her level of impairment. >> Just like I told you, >> I'm sorry. I'm very nervous. So, next what I'm going to have you do, so what I want you to do for your ABCs, I want you to start with the letter I. And I want you to recite the alphabet to the letter Q without singing it. >> Does that make sense? >> Say it. >> J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W S Y M Z. >> Okay. And do you know your numbers 1 through 100? >> Um >> like you can count from 1 to 100? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay, cool. So, what I want you to do is starting from the number 47, I want you to count down to the number 32. >> 47 to 32. Okay. 47 >> 46 45 44 43 Oh, wait. 45 44 43 42 41 40 29 28 27 28 29 28 >> I only want to do three passes, but okay. So, when I asked you earlier if you had had anything to drink, I don't think you were being entirely honest with me. So, I want to ask you again, have you had any alcohol to drink tonight? >> So, you're telling me that at no point you've had no alcohol. Okay. All right. So, what I want you to do, we're going to walk back to this car right here. Okay. >> After the tests, she was arrested on suspicion of DUI and transported to the Rio Rancho Police Department. But, oddly, she kept asking, "But is anyone else going to the jail?" Was she hoping her friend would get arrested, too? You got it, right? To go to jail. >> So, learn from this. You're too young to be burning the microwave for everyone else. >> Not tonight. No. >> Yeah, they weren't driving. >> But I am. >> You were driving. >> But they told me to. >> You're the only person. >> I mean, the tip was no, I'm not driving. I'm too drunk. >> Told me you're 18. You just graduated high school. Like, you're getting older. You're able to make these really hard decisions, right? So, you should have the knowledge to know like, hey, I'm probably not going to have to drive. At the station, her breath test revealed a shocking 0.26% BAC, over three times the legal limit. She was charged with aggravated DUI, reckless driving, lane violation, and possession of a controlled substance. On July 5th, 2024, she plead guilty to DUI, reduced, and possession. Remaining charges were dropped under a deferred adjudication program. All right, one more time. Just after midnight, April 18th, 2025, Morgan Hill, California, police responded to chaos unfolding inside a Safeway store where a man wielding a large kitchen knife and a wine bottle refused to leave. What happened next was unpredictable. Police quickly arrived on scene and identified the man as 40-year-old Shaun Hillman from Van Ny. He ran through the store aisles completely ignoring officers commands, turning a tense situation into a chaotic one. >> Can you guys go that way, please? You want to drop the knife for me? Want to drop it? so far refusing commands. Drop a knife. >> A female customer was alerted to the danger inside the store. Officers secured her outside before the situation could escalate further. >> Hey, can you guys all get out of the store for me, please? >> Everybody, can you guys all get out of the store? >> This customer wasn't so lucky. Before he could escape, the suspect suddenly attacked, hitting him with a wine bottle. The blow was quick and completely unprovoked. >> Did he Hey, what happened? What happened? Did he hit you? >> Did he hit you? >> Drop the knife. Drop the knife. >> Drop it. >> Drop the knife. Failure to >> Officers used multiple deescalation tactics to urge him to surrender, but he refused. The maze-like layout made it nearly impossible to track his movements, turning the standoff into a tense and unpredictable chase. >> Stop. Stop it now. Stop it. >> As chaos erupted, Hillman charged, defying multiple commands and swinging a liquor bottle like a weapon. Officers were forced to open fire, yet he pressed on, reckless and unyielding. A second shot was fired as he lunged again. It took an entire team to subdue him. This wasn't resistance. It was a dangerous defiance of the law. >> What are you doing? >> Don't do it. Stop. You're going to >> 27. Get down. Stop. Stop. Stop. Get out your stomach right now. >> Officers immediately rendered first aid to Hillman before he was transported to a local hospital. He is currently in stable condition and his injuries are not life-threatening. The victim was also taken to the hospital for treatment of a head injury. No officers were injured during the incident. sticking with us through these jaw-dropping chases from a teen in a Dodge Durango SRT flying at 140 mph before slamming into reality to a Florida pursuit that spirals into mayhem and a brazen hit and run that sets everything in motion. These aren't just fast cars and flashing lights. They're real lives, real danger, and real consequences. Running doesn't make you invincible. Whether it's a pit at breakneck speed or a cruiser on your tail, the law will catch up. Make better choices. Don't let one reckless moment define the rest of your life. Dash cams never blink.
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