Just after 4:00 a.m. on March 11th, 2022, deputies in Charles County were called to a quiet neighborhood in Waldorf after reports of a hit and run. When they arrived, the driver responsible was nowhere to be found. But thanks to a witness, officers soon had a name, 50-year-old Daryl Bird, and a description of the vehicle he was believed to be driving. What began as a search for a suspect in a minor crash was about to escalate into something far more serious. I think everybody. There you go. God is going to hit it. by sunrise. Investigators had finished processing the crash site. Derell Bird was confirmed to have passed away at the scene and no other vehicles were involved. The roadway was reopened once deputies cleared the area. The sheriff's office later issued a statement emphasizing how quickly a single reckless choice behind the wheel can lead to irreversible consequences. Around midday on December 19th, 2023, an Arkansas State Police trooper working alongside a drug task force attempted to stop a suspect wanted on several felony warrants. Behind the wheel was 43-year-old Mario Page, who was traveling at extreme speeds through Kittinden County. What unfolded on Interstate 40 drew the attention of nearby drivers and officers alike. [ __ ] truck. I just stopped for a truck I didn't think was going to stop eastbound. >> [screaming] >> Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. >> [screaming] >> Rip out three now. When the scene was secured, troopers confirmed that Paige had not survived his injuries. Colonel Mike Hagar publicly addressed the incident, noting the danger Paige's reckless driving posed to others on the highway. He expressed relief that no other motorists or officers were harmed, reminding the public that high-speed fleeing often ends in tragedy rather than escape. On a bright afternoon along Interstate 75 near Atlanta, a Georgia State Patrol trooper spotted a silver Ford Focus darting through lanes without signaling. The vehicle's erratic movements caught immediate attention, prompting the trooper to attempt a routine stop. What followed would prove to be anything but routine. 33 lane change erratic hob lane. far right, far left lane coming up on you see still. All right, it's going to be uh real world. 104 coming. They probably going to take uh Cleveland Avenue. He's coming in hot. Nope. He took lane. He took lane. All right. 1050. 1050 overturn. Start EMS. 1050 overturn EMS, please. >> 1050. 75 northbound ramp to ramp to 166. Ramp 2 166. I'm going to shut it down. >> Clear. >> Come out of the car with your hands. By the time the investigation wrapped up, officials confirmed that the driver had lost his life as a result of the crash. The car was removed from the highway and impounded for examination while nearby traffic resumed. Authorities stated that the outcome served as another harsh reminder that fleeing a stop can turn fatal within moments. Before dawn on August 10th, 2023, deputies in West Baiton Rouge Parish spotted a stolen Nissan Pathfinder believed to be linked to a string of burglaries. The 18-year-old driver behind the wheel, Cameron Gaston, refused to stop pushing deputies to engage in a pursuit across rural Louisiana roads. They're turning north on LA. >> You got fire. Are you going towards? Oh, Sigma 20 headquarters. Let me get you a good address here. >> You advis >> Oh, yeah. Let me get you a good address. We're going to need fire in the C7 and Smith. Once the flames were extinguished and the scene secured, investigators confirmed three fatalities among the four occupants. The lone survivor, 19-year-old Devonte Stubs, faced multiple charges following his release from the hospital. Authorities later verified that the group had traveled from Alexandria intending to commit robberies and the recovered firearm was confirmed stolen. The case was closed for three suspects, leaving only Stubs to face the courts. In the early hours of November 29th, 2016, Lach officers responded to a report of shoplifting at a local Walmart. The suspect's vehicle, a stolen blue Volkswagen Beetle, fled the parking lot moments before officers arrived. What began as a theft investigation quickly evolved into a high-risk pursuit. 2244 1099 pursuit. Yep. 1033 traffic to Walmart 425 something. car. >> 44 confirming 34 loop 43. It's going to be east 19 loop. told me to stay in the car. Told me to stay in the car. >> Hours later, police confirmed the identity of the driver as 20-year-old Shane Warren. Two associates who were present at the store were arrested on separate warrants. Leach Police Chief Greg Stevens later held a press briefing confirming that the pursuit had been properly supervised and that a full investigation was underway to review the department's pursuit policies. It was just past 8:30 p.m. on December 24th, 2024 when an Arkansas State Police trooper initiated a stop on a speeding Honda Pilot along Interstate 40. The driver, a 33-year-old man from Hampton, Virginia, provided false information before deciding to flee. >> I got you. So, um, I'm going to order you to step out. Okay. >> Huh? >> I'm going to order you to step out of the car. >> You can order anything, but I'm a sovereign citizen. That doesn't apply to me, sir. >> Okay. >> That doesn't >> Okay. All right. Um, just hang tight. Okay. I'm going to call somebody else to come up here. Okay. Take a look at your documents. All right. >> Still coming to you. 10:37 37th TVI, TVI, TVI, TVI. Then 1016, roll over. Roll over. Authorities later confirmed that the suspect did not survive. The extensive damage at the scene led to a detailed investigation that uncovered a firearm narcotics scales and multiple cell phones. Arkansas State Police officials noted that the suspect had outstanding warrants in Virginia and reiterated the importance of compliance during traffic stops to prevent needless loss of life. Just before dawn on December 3rd, 2024, deputies in Charles County, Maryland, were alerted to an armed robbery suspect who had crossed state lines from Virginia into Maryland. Multiple agencies quickly coordinated their efforts as the pursuit made its way north. Still driving still driving. County Pulse you take over. How many handles? Another >> 1050 1050 1050 two cars two cars I got 1050. >> Which car is it? >> This is a suspect vehicle. >> Suspect vehicle is the blue one, right? >> Driver, let me see your hands. Let >> me see them. Hands. Hands. >> Let me see. reported back. >> By the time emergency crews cleared the area, two suspects had been transported to local hospitals, one in critical condition and another with less severe injuries. A civilian driver involved in the collision was also treated and later released. The Charles County Sheriff's Office stated that the case remained under active investigation and coordination with Virginia authorities. On June 24th, 2023, a routine traffic stop in Raleigh, Tennessee, turned chaotic when a Shelby County deputy encountered 21-year-old Jarvian Hudpath. The young man admitted to having a firearm inside his Mustang GT, setting the stage for a tense and unpredictable encounter. Rescue 98 in route 1207 on you. I don't have >> Do you have anything in your vehicle? You got nothing in your vehicle. I have to ask you to step out for don't be reaching for nothing. >> I don't think I have in here. I do have my uh I do have my uh Okay. Anything in your pockets? >> No, sir. No, sir. No, sir. Put your hands right there for me. I'm just going to pat you down. Hands up. Hands on the back for me. Appreciate it. Just want to make sure you ain't got nothing on you. You ain't going to try to do nothing. All right. Ain't nothing in it. >> All right. I'm going have to ask you to sit in the back while I check the car real quick before we go any further. There's nothing in the >> I think that's my uh >> I think >> Don't Don't get back in the car. both. >> Okay. Later that day, officials confirmed that Hudpath had passed away and the deputy had been hospitalized in critical condition. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation opened a full inquiry while community leaders urged calm. The Sheriff's Office released dash cam footage in the following days to maintain transparency and accountability. During the evening of August 15th, 2022, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper attempted to stop a Ford Ranger suspected of having stolen plates. The truck's driver chose to flee, leading to a pursuit that spanned miles of interstate. >> There's going to be three suspects in the car. He just fell. I turn on my lights. Um, not using a blinker. Third brake light was out and he just took off on me. All 48. >> TVI TVI just counter roll over 48. >> TVI TVI just out the counter roll over. Starting this clear. Let's see your hands. Get on the ground. [screaming] Right now. >> Do not move. >> Following the event, authorities identified the deceased passengers as 26-year-old Mercedes Martinez and 22-year-old Ethan Mest. The driver, Alex Carpenter, survived and now faces charges including firstdegree murder and unauthorized use of a vehicle. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol stated that the investigation remained ongoing and placed the involved trooper on administrative leave pending internal review. Early morning, January the 2nd, 2024, when Irving police in Texas initiated a pursuit of a vehicle that refused to stop along Beltline Road. The chase moved quickly through city streets, watched closely by dispatch and supervisors. Get off the radio. He just went over. He just went over. Crash underneath. Massive fire. I think this is 35 underneath the fly over. >> Copy. Just went over the fire. Went over >> people dead after an overnight police chase that wound from Irving all the way to Dallas. We are now getting our first look at what happened with new dash cam video that was just released this afternoon by Irving PD. But it's also at the same time raising some fresh concerns about police department chase policies. Our Robbie Owens has spent the day for you asking questions. She's in Dallas tonight still waiting on answers. Sources tell us that it could be sometime this evening before the four people who died here will be officially identified. Of course, we also have questions for the Irving Police Department, including whether the department's chase policy was followed. >> You know, officers are required to constantly monitor the situation as they're in a pursuit of a vehicle. Uh I will say that time goes fast or it seems like it goes fast in a pursuit, but it's their job to make sure that they're being safe at all times. When the wreckage was cleared, officers confirmed that four young adults, all in their early 20s, had lost their lives. The department released dash cam footage later that day, but declined to answer questions about whether pursuit policies were followed. The tragedy reignited statewide debate over police chase procedures and the balance between enforcement and safety. A fiery scene unfolded in North Little Rock, Arkansas, when a U-Haul truck slammed into a support beam along Interstate 440. Thick smoke and flames engulfed the wreckage as emergency crews rushed to save those trapped inside. Hey, 52 in a row. Yeah, Rock Fire Department. >> Yeah, we got everybody right there. Just be advised for east is not is still flowing. It's the service road to 440. >> Do we need to shut down? We do. Just go ahead. >> Once firefighters contained the blaze, officials confirmed that one person had died and another was hospitalized in serious condition. The Arkansas Department of Transportation worked through the day to reopen the lanes while Arkansas State Police began investigating what caused the truck to veer into the pillar. Just after 3:00 a.m. on February 10th, 2022, a police helicopter in Penllis County, Florida, spotted three teenagers breaking into a Maserati parked in a quiet St. Petersburg neighborhood. None of the teens were licensed to drive. Yet moments later, the engine roared to life and they sped into the night. >> Sorry, they uh they the car's moving now. >> They're driving across street for now. Yeah. >> All right. They're uh eastbound uh just past 25th Street. >> All right. Underneath the interstate and uh cars blacked out. >> Uh approaching 22nd Street. >> Still blacked out. Yeah, still blacked out. Eastbound number one lane driving normal coming up to 21st Street. >> I think you're behind him. [bell] >> Vele. Yeah, you're behind him. [bell] All right, I've got it. Uh, I can call it eastbound 62nd. Uh, just pass an 18th. >> Cruisers, back off. >> Parallel and get in front. >> He's high rate, >> man. He's still blacked out passing 12th Street. Uh, I know we're on Bravo. See if we can get some of these. Oh, and he's going to lose it right here. He crashed. He's crashing uh 62nd and it's going to be just shy of 10th Street on the south side of the road. >> Okay, everyone else. [bell] No one's got out of the car. Should be three of them. Let's get FD rolling. Pretty bad crash. When the scene was cleared, one passenger, 15-year-old Mario Bonia, had tragically lost his life, while the other two teens were taken to a nearby hospital with critical injuries. Detectives later discovered a small caliber firearm in the vehicle, tracing it back decades through illegal circulation. The sheriff described the crash as a devastating reminder of how poor judgment and inexperience can turn deadly in an instant. On September 24th, 2023, Arkansas State Police initiated a stop on a BMW with fictitious tags traveling westbound on Interstate 30 through Little Rock. The driver identified as 32-year-old Byron Brown refused to stop and pushed the vehicle to dangerous speeds. 257 Bay and 257 looks like BMW just like Adam David 87 George 135 exiting 30 pull back almost got passed. Heat. Heat. TBR TV by the bridge just before Scott. Are you in front of headquarters? No. It's going to be east of the headquarters. >> Hands up. >> Hands up. Copy. The vehicle's empty. >> Is it in the roadway or off to the shoulder? >> Will be off to the shoulder. >> The rock. Are you notified little IP? I don't think we have any trooper real close. Rock, I'm having to go down the interstate. Come back. I'm not 414. 6 to 25. Was he ejected or something? >> That's important. What's the extent of entry? >> Yes. This the extent of injury. In the hours that followed, investigators confirmed Brown's passing and located an FN57 pistol inside the wrecked BMW. The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory handled the formal identification. Officials used the case as another example of why fleeing law enforcement remains one of the riskiest choices a driver can make. On the night of April 1st, 2024, Arkansas State Police attempted to stop a white Ford Fusion traveling east on Interstate 40 near exit 265. The driver, later identified as 28-year-old Courtney Rididgeway, continued to accelerate, ignoring all signals to pull over. 189. >> Yeah. 10fold. I'm just trying to get around this curve. 94 104. >> White Ford Fusion 265. Exit eastbound. $10. Uh tag careful You're turn it into your own base. It's going to turn to gravel pretty quick. 556 goal. 97. >> I just lost trying to drive. >> Yeah. >> Roll over. Give me a 1016. >> Give me your Show me your heads. Get on the ground. Show me your heads. >> Are you okay? >> Crawl out. >> Are you okay? >> Hey, go get the long gun. Go. I got this. >> Crawl out. >> Hands up. >> Crawl out to me. >> Come here. Crawl to me. stomach. Roll in your stomach. You >> awake. >> Are you awake, baby? >> Shut up. Keep your hands out there. Keep your hands out there. >> A [ __ ] wreck, man. >> All right, get down. Crawl out to me. Crawl out to me. >> Get your hand over here. All right, >> call out to me. >> Is there How many more people are in the vehicle? >> Two more. >> Two more. >> I think that's your >> Emergency crews arriving on scene confirmed that Ridgeway had lost her life in the crash. Two passengers were treated for minor injuries and released. Colonel Mike Hagar of the Arkansas State Police later addressed the public, emphasizing that running from law enforcement never ends well. and that compliance could have saved lives that night. Late at night on March 29th, 2025, troopers from the Arkansas State Police joined a high-speed pursuit that had begun in North Little Rock. The fleeing driver had been racing down Interstate 40 with headlights off, topping 120 mph. >> Blacked out. 13's ahead of me. Just passed the 144. Speed's over 100. Catching up right now. 13th primary coming up on the 142. speed. It's about 127. Go ahead. Big wrecked out. Hey, somebody grab a fire extinguisher. Put that out. I didn't see anybody bail out of this car, but they went down this embankment. Let's move up and clear it together. >> There's three people in the car. >> Three people? >> Yeah. >> All right. They're probably >> the driver, later identified as 19-year-old John Bruce Martinez of Mabelville, lost control near the Morgan ML exit and crashed. Martinez did not survive while three teen passengers were taken to Children's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities confirmed that speed and reckless driving were key factors in the tragedy. In Brian County, Georgia, deputies attempted to stop a white BMW M3 for speeding in a 45 zone. The young driver refused to comply and pushed speeds to 120 mph, weaving through oncoming traffic and forcing other motorists to swerve. Waiting for 6. All right. Okay. 1050 1050 two vehicles. Get your speed in route. I need fire. >> The pursuit ended in tragedy when the BMW struck another car and caught fire. The driver, a 19-year-old identified as Jimmy, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other motorist, Ms. Stevens, survived with injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The case was later closed by investigators. On the evening of October 12th, 2024, Georgia State Patrol joined Banebridge Public Safety in a pursuit involving a Mercedes suspected of aggressive driving and traffic violations. Troopers raced to intercept the vehicle before it reached a populated area. I'll go ahead. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Pit pit pit mile post one. Copy. M post one roll over. Go ahead and send EMS. When all units cleared the roadway, the driver was confirmed deceased at the scene. Investigators found approximately 2 lb of marijuana and more than $5,000 in cash inside the car. The Georgia State Patrol later confirmed that the evidence was logged and processed, stressing once again that no quantity of contraband is worth the irreversible cost of a life. This chase may be finished, but the next one starts where this left off faster, riskier, and even more unpredictable. You don't want to miss what happens in the next video as another driver pushes their luck against the law. 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