FLEEING with Felony Warrant: PIT Maneuver into Church sign and telephone pole #pit #chase #police

Trooper's Report: I WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON CENTRAL AVE. WHEN I OBSERVED V1 HAD A CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND EXPIRED TAGS. I POSITIONED MYSELF BEHIND V1 AND ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS. V1 THEN TURNED ONTO S. MAIN STREET. I FOLLOWED V1 TO SOUTH WALNUT AND HIT MY SIREN TO GET HIS ATTENTION. AFTER ALERTING V1 OF MY PRESENCE HE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLEE. V1 THEN TRAVELED ONTO E. SOUTH AVE. BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND KNOWING WE WERE RAPIDLY APPROACHING A NEIGHBORHOOD I QUICKLY MADE THE DECISION TO PERFORM A TVI ON V1. I USED MY PUSH BAR TO MAKE CONTACT WITH V1S REAR. AFTER CONTACT, V1 BEGAN TO ROTATE COUNTERCLOCKWISE HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE, AND OVERTURNED ONE TIME LANDING UPRIGHT FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT. S1 THEN EXITED THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR DRIVER-SIDE DOOR AND LAID FACE DOWN ON THE PARKING LOT. AFTER S1 EXITED, V1 BEGAN TO ROLL WESTBOUND HITTING A SIGN BELONGING TO THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, CONTINUED ACROSS A RESIDENTIAL LAWN AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. S1 CONTINUED LYING ON THE GROUND FACE DOWN MOANING AND UNABLE TO CLEARLY COMMUNICATE WITH ME. S1 WAS TAKEN TO THE NORTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND CHARGED WITH: FLEEING IN VEHICLE, NO INSURANCE, RECKLESS DRIVING, NO SEATBELT, THEFT OF PROPERTY $1000, OWNER FAIL TO REGISTER, DEFECTIVE TAIL LAMPS. S1 ALSO HAD A FELONY WARRANT OUT OF THE NEWTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. FELONY WARRANT SERVED THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE SIGN HAS AN ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST OF $1000 AND THE TELEPHONE POLE FROM WINDSTREAM HAS AN ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST OF $1500.