CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. — Arkansas State Police dashcam video shows a late-night pursuit on Interstate 55 that ended with a trooper’s patrol unit spinning across the interstate as the fleeing driver escaped.
The incident happened around 9:29 p.m. April 24 on I-55 near the Mississippi River bridge in the Memphis corridor.
According to incident details, Trooper Collier Wright attempted to stop a black Genesis sedan that was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed. Instead of stopping, the driver accelerated, leading Wright on a pursuit through interstate traffic.
The chase quickly reached dangerous speeds, with the fleeing vehicle and pursuing patrol unit traveling well above 100 mph. The top speed observed during the pursuit was about 138 mph, according to the incident details.
Dashcam video shows the Genesis moving through lanes on the interstate as Wright tried to keep up. During the pursuit, Wright attempted a Tactical Vehicle Intervention, or TVI, on the fleeing sedan.
The maneuver did not stop the vehicle. Instead, the patrol unit lost traction and spun across the interstate. Video shows the cruiser rotating as sparks came from beneath the vehicle while it slid across the roadway.
The Genesis continued northbound and escaped.
No arrest information was included in the incident details provided to NEA Report. The driver had not been identified in the information available for this report.
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