'She Made a Loop-de-Loop' | Officer Describes 100 MPH Pursuit with Children
Eye on Patrol | 2025-05-11
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REAL POLICE BODYCAM footage captures a deputy's firsthand account of how a routine conversation suddenly escalated into a high-speed chase with three children in the vehicle. This bodycam video documents the dangerous and erratic driving behavior that put young lives at risk as multiple officers coo...
REAL POLICE BODYCAM footage captures a deputy's firsthand account of how a routine conversation suddenly escalated into a high-speed chase with three children in the vehicle. This bodycam video documents the dangerous and erratic driving behavior that put young lives at risk as multiple officers coordinated to safely end the pursuit. In this police bodycam footage, a Fayette County deputy describes the low-key nature of the initial contact: "All I had on was my take downs. I was talking to her just like you and I are talking right now." This casual approach, captured on the bodycam, emphasizes how routine the welfare check appeared before suddenly escalating. A fellow officer asks for clarification about emergency equipment: "Did you blues on?" The deputy confirms the non-threatening nature of his approach: "Never had red and blues on." This exchange, recorded on police bodycam, establishes that Franklin wasn't startled by emergency lights when she decided to flee. The deputy then details the moment everything changed: "And then just all of a sudden she threw it in drive and bailed out of there, and then I hit red and blues, siren, everything, took off after her." This spontaneous flight, documented on bodycam, shows how quickly Franklin chose to endanger her children rather than face arrest on her outstanding warrants. The pursuit route is described in detail: "She chased her all the way down almost to Zap-Lak, and then she made a... I think it was Zap-Lak, I gotta look... She made a loop-de-loop going back, headed back uh eastbound." This erratic driving, captured in the deputy's account, demonstrates the reckless nature of Franklin's attempt to evade capture with children in the vehicle. The deputy continues tracking the chaotic path: "And she started heading back eastbound, she took 955, she was waving her hand out the window, then she took 955 eastbound and started coming back." This hand-waving detail, recorded on police bodycam, suggests Franklin's taunting or defiant behavior during the pursuit, further endangering her passengers. The coordinated conclusion is described: "That's when y'all spiked her down here and she pulled over right here." This successful deployment of tire deflation devices, documented in the deputy's account, shows how multiple officers worked together to safely end a dangerous pursuit. According to police reports, this January 31, 2024 incident in Fayette County, Texas began when a deputy discovered that Clorisa Franklin—parked at a convenience store with three children under 10—had multiple felony warrants including custodial interference from New Mexico and assault causing bodily injury from Brazoria County, Texas. Classified as "armed and dangerous" with full nationwide extradition authorization, Franklin fled at speeds exceeding 100 mph before being stopped with tire deflation devices and taken into custody. This police bodycam footage highlights how quickly routine encounters can turn dangerous when fugitives with children make desperate attempts to avoid capture, requiring coordinated law enforcement response to safely resolve high-risk situations. Subscribe for more police bodycam footage showing real-life law enforcement situations. New videos uploaded weekly! #policebodycam #policepursuit #childendangerment
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