Put your hands OUT THE DOOR NOW. >> YOU SAID your love. Where she's at? Where's she at? >> All right. She's moving. She's moving. >> I need to see. Oh my god. My love. I'm going to I'm going to die. >> Try not to move. Don't let her move her neck. >> I can't even move my body. >> On November 26th, 2025, deputies from the Maran County Sheriff's Office spotted a vehicle driving at 71 mph in a 45 zone. But as soon as they tried to stop the vehicle, the driver fled, leading the deputies into a chase. What neither the driver nor the deputies knew, however, was the sharp and extremely dangerous turn the chase was about to take as the car ended up crashing brutally into a tree with the two passengers still inside. >> Yeah. Red light is taking off. 78 on the second car now. We're going to be turning westbound on street. >> Signal four. Signal four. Medics. 10. Signal for station. >> Oh. Put your hands OUT THE DOOR NOW. HANDS OUT THE DOOR. >> Are you the only one in the car? >> Where's the other person? >> Hands. >> Let me see your hands. >> Hands. >> Hands. >> Stop. >> Hands. >> You said your love. Where's she's at? Where's she at? >> She's right here. >> Where's right here? >> In my house. I don't see anybody. >> She's in my lap. She's in your lap. >> She's in her lap. >> See her head right there. >> See if you can get in here. >> The car had reached a speed of 115 mph before crashing into the tree, leaving both the passenger and the driver, 19-year-old Jonathan Leon Brooks, severely injured. The deputies immediately started working to make sure both of them were still alive, but were limited by the fact that they couldn't remove them from the vehicle, as any wrong movement could be more fatal than it seemed. Hey, stay with me. Keep your head up. Stay with me. Hey, man. Hey, >> keep your head up. You're good. >> I'm sorry. >> You're good. >> Good. >> Try to stop. That's fast. >> All right. She's moving. She's moving. >> There she's moving. You okay, my love? Oh, >> she's agonal. >> Yeah, my love. Love, get up. I need to see. Oh my god, my love. >> I'm going to I'm going to >> No, you're fine. >> I'm going to >> You're fine. >> She's grabbling. >> He just blew that red light. >> Can you explain someone to what happened? >> Sure, you do what you want. >> I know nobody's going to believe me right now >> because I'm in a Man, as soon as I lift you up, man, I can tell you something. >> If you want If you want to explain something, you can >> Nothing's working with the brakes. Something's wrong with the brakes. >> How about the accelerator? Cuz you accelerate. >> I'm not I didn't press anything. >> The passenger, Jonathan's girlfriend, was so injured that even sitting was hard. She was found without her seat belt, leaning into Jonathan's lap, clinging to life. >> I was in manual. >> Oh, it's not even mine. >> Try not to move. Try not to move. >> I'm sorry. >> Try not to move. >> Try not to move. >> Try not to move. Don't let her move her neck. >> Don't let her move her neck. >> I can't help it. I can't even move my body. >> Okay. >> Can someone call my mom? >> That's not the concern right now, babe. >> That's my concern right now. >> Okay. We're going to get you guys checked by medics. That's the concern. Is there any guns or any weapons in here? >> No. >> Okay. Try to stay still. >> My love. My love. I'm sorry. >> Try to stay still. >> I'm trying to stop. >> I'm trying to stop. >> Just look from >> I don't know what he I didn't look yet. That I guess right there first and last name if you're speaking. >> Hey man. Ma'am, listen to me real quick. >> What's your first name, man? >> Jonathan. >> Jonathan. >> Leon Bucks. Jonathan. >> Hey, we got we got fire rescue coming to take you guys out of here. Okay. They're on their way. Just hang tight. All right. >> Don't call my mom. We will in a in a few. How old are you? >> I'm 19. >> Okay. >> 26. >> How old is she? >> She's 20. >> The couple remained inside the car as deputies couldn't risk making a wrong move and had to wait for the fire department to arrive. >> You want to write it down? >> I got his name. Jonath. >> What was his last name? >> Brooks. First name is Jonathan. >> Jonathan Brooks. >> Jonathan Leon Brooks. >> Did he give you a date of birth? >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Oh my god. >> Oh yeah, she wasn't belted in. >> Yeah, >> she probably smacked it when he give you a birthday. >> Oh, he Hey, Jonathan. Jonathan, what's your birthday? I'm not worried about recognizing. >> Yeah, keep your hands up. >> Yeah, stop moving. >> I don't give a >> Stop moving. >> As soon as I get out, I'm going to jail anyways. Y'all won't believe me that this [ __ ] won'ting stop. And I I just crashed. smoke that tree like 110. >> Yeah, I heard you a little worried. >> I don't care. >> It was pretty bad. >> Go ahead. >> I'm so sorry. Slam on my face. >> I'm so sorry. I should have >> Jonathan kept trying to calm his girlfriend, claiming he was trying to stop the car. But the outcome of that night could have been far worse. As if it weren't for a matter of luck, the car could have hit the tree differently and taken both of their lives. Fortunately, they were still alive. And within minutes, the fire department arrived to save the teens from the car. >> It's a It's a rental, but it's 1054. >> This is a rental? >> Yeah. >> Don't move. You don't need >> I'm fine. I can. >> No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. >> Hey, medics are here. Just stop moving. Okay, stop moving. Medics are here. >> The brakes didn't stop. >> They crashed. If anybody has dash cam, I'm scooting across corners. >> We're going real fast and then suddenly they won. >> How fast? >> I'd say I'd say they smacked that tree at at least 100. >> Cuz you know they maxed out at like 115. So when I'm doing 120 g on them, I'm like, okay. And then he realized that it came up to a stop way too late. >> Yeah. Hey, one of us is just going to be right on top of you guys cuz we have no clue what else is in that car. >> I don't think we would have kept up. There's no way >> he could have. If you get fast enough, >> right? We would not have kept up. >> Yeah, he blew that red light. He had the blinker on. I was like, "Okay, maybe." And he was like, "No, >> right on." >> You know, he was hanging off like I lit him up and I turned. >> We didn't light him up. We just turned. >> After the couple was taken out of the vehicle and transported to the hospital, the deputies began to search the car. And that was when new troubling findings emerged. helping transport. Does anyone think you could go to the hospital? >> Are they both going to RMC? >> RMC. >> There it is. >> Going to go to RMC. I'm going to be following. You can go ahead and clear 6202 for me. Hey Wy, >> let uh >> something. >> Wherever Kennedy is, let him know he's got 31. >> Huh? >> He got 31. >> I knew I smelt it. >> Just >> Oh, I got too far. >> Guess I don't need to open the door on this side. Uh >> 31 >> like very little >> like enough to roll two blunts. Yes, I'm on. M he might be he might be signal one >> weird >> cuz that cup smells strongly of alcohol. >> That's for you. >> What is it? >> There's also a cup in there that smells strongly an alcoholic beverage. >> Okay. So >> he might have a medical card. I don't know. >> He's 19. You can't get one until 21. Inside the vehicle, one of the deputies found narcotics and a bottle smelling of alcohol, both indicating what could have led to the driver's decision that night. somewhere. And that's a positive test for THC. Fortunately, both Jonathan and his girlfriend survived the crash. But the outcome wasn't as good for Jonathan as he was later charged with fleeing to elude a law enforcement officer with disregard for safety, causing injury.