VIDEO: Driver Arrested After 120-MPH Chase, Multiple TVI Attempts on I-40

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — A high-speed pursuit that reached 120 mph on Interstate 40 ended with the arrest of a driver after multiple Tactical Vehicle Intervention attempts and a dangerous wrong-way drive, according to an Arkansas State Police report.

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According to the report, Trooper First Class Gunner Fultz was stationary on Interstate 40 near the 271-mile marker on Dec. 23, 2025, when he observed a gray Ford Focus traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed. Using front radar, the vehicle was clocked at 120 mph in a 65 mph zone.

Trooper Fultz attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle continued traveling at speeds exceeding 100 mph. After activating emergency lights and siren, the trooper performed a TVI maneuver on the passenger side, forcing the vehicle into the median. The maneuver did not disable the vehicle, and it continued traveling through the grass between the interstate and the service road.

The vehicle regained control and continued eastbound on the service road before turning south onto 18th Street, then east onto Barton, and later north onto Ingram. Another attempted TVI was unsuccessful, and the vehicle continued onto the East Service Road.

Trooper Fultz performed another TVI, forcing the vehicle into the grassy median between the interstate and the service road. The driver again regained control and began traveling the wrong way on the interstate in the inside lane, then continued driving the wrong way on the East Service Road.

Due to what the trooper described as a substantial risk to other motorists, the pursuit continued until the vehicle pulled into a Phillips 66 gas station. A final TVI was performed, disabling the vehicle. The driver was taken into custody without further incident.

The driver was identified as Bryson Hansen. He was transported to the Crittenden County jail and charged with Class C felony fleeing with substantial risk of death, speeding, reckless driving, and criminal mischief.

Bail in the felony case was set at $150,000. Jail records show Hansen remains incarcerated as of Jan. 18.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.