It started before dawn on December 3rd, 2024 when a simple armed robbery in King George County, Virginia spiraled into something far darker. Deputies tried to stop the suspect's stolen vehicle, but instead of pulling over, the young driver punched the gas and tore across the nice Middleton Memorial Bridge crossing state lines into Maryland. Sirens echoed off the steel as multiple agencies joined the pursuit determined to keep the chaos from spreading further north. [Music] [Music] [Applause] 10-50 10-50 10-50 two CARS TWO CARS. SUSPECT VEHICLE IS A BLUE ONE, RIGHT? YES. DRIVER, LET LET ME SEE THEM HANDS. HANDS. [Music] THE STOLEN CAR SLAMMED into a civilian's vehicle on Crane Highway ending the chase in devastation. One suspect was hospitalized in critical condition and was later pronounced dead while another suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The innocent driver was also injured but survived. The teen's decision to run cost him everything a chain of reckless choices that turned one bad night into tragedy. On May 23rd, 2023 a quiet afternoon in Sheridan turned into a showdown between law enforcement and defiance behind the wheel. When officers tried to stop a stolen vehicle, the driver refused accelerating through town with no concern for anyone's life not even his own. The chase tore through the streets at dangerous speeds with police forced to make split-second decisions to keep the public safe. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] 10-10-4 I need you to put your HANDS UP. HANDS UP. I NEED YOU TO GET YOUR HANDS UP. [Music] [Music] After a successful PIT maneuver, the vehicle lost control and plunged into a ditch killing the driver instantly. The passenger survived but faced a hospital stay and methamphetamine charges discovered later. Both suspects had active warrants. This pursuit was the final chapter of a criminal path already in motion. It was August 15th, 2022 when an Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper initiated a stop over what seemed like a simple equipment violation, but inside that Ford Ranger were three lives and a chain of decisions that would unravel into heartbreak. When dispatch confirmed the truck's tags were stolen, the driver refused to yield pushing southbound down Interstate 35 toward Norman with a trooper close behind. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Do not In the end, two passengers Ethan Mestes, 22, and Mercedes Martinez, 26, were ejected from the vehicle. Mestes died at the scene. Martinez later succumbed to her injuries. The driver, Alex Carpenter, was charged with first-degree murder, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and eluding a police officer under Oklahoma's felony murder rule. It's a pursuit that left a mother grieving, a family shattered, and a trooper under investigation. Just before 5:00 a.m. on April 6th, 2024, Los Angeles patrol officers pulled up beside a Lamborghini Huracan idling at a red light. The driver appeared to be asleep, a strange sight for a car worth more than most houses. But when the light turned green and officers moved in what began as a simple traffic stop instantly turned into chaos on Sherman Way. How's it going, sir? How's it going, man? Do you have a driver's license on you? And registration for the vehicle? Is this vehicle a rental, sir? Yeah. Do you know why I pulled you over? Huh? Well, one, you were asleep at the light. Uh I I was right next to you. I put my spotlight on you, man, and you were asleep at the light. And do you have a registration for the vehicle? Is this vehicle yours, sir? It's a what? A rental? Oh, okay. Where are you headed to? Where's home? Where's home? All right, just need to verify Hey, works. Hey, sir. Can you do me a favor? Can you step out of the car for me? What's going on? I just need to verify your license, man. That's it. Huh? I need to verify it. I need you to step out of the car for me, okay? I understand that. I need you to step out of the car for me. I'll explain in a second. I need you to step out of the car for me. You're being detained. We have the right to pull anyone out of the vehicle uh because I understand that. Sir. Sir. I will tell you once you're out of the vehicle. I understand that and I know the law as well. I need you out of the vehicle first, please. Sir. I understand that and I do, too. I need you to come out of the vehicle. Okay? I understand that. I need you to come out of the vehicle right now. Okay, I know the law as well. All right, we're going to go back and forth this. I have a bunch of units responding. This was a regular traffic stop and then turned into something else. This vehicle is stolen. I need you to come out of the car. This vehicle that you're driving is stolen. A rental is a rental vehicle, sir. Okay. and I need you to step out of the vehicle. I rented this vehicle. Okay, well, we need to double check and verify things, but I need you out of the vehicle. It is stolen. Hey, HEY, HEY, STOP. LET ME GET AN RA STARTING TO ROLL. I NEED traffic shut down for westbound traffic on Sherman Way. I can't tell you. [Music] No, I can't tell, but this is the other half of the car. Within seconds from fleeing, the stolen Lamborghini struck the median and multiple trees, splitting the supercar in half. The driver, 51-year-old Elliot Dugan, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The wreckage scattered across the roadway like shrapnel. It was later revealed he had multiple felony warrants and was driving a reported stolen vehicle, a sobering reminder that no amount of horsepower can outrun the consequences. On April 20th, 2019, Milwaukee officers investigating a drug complaint tried to stop a suspect's vehicle, but instead, the driver bolted. What followed was the third pursuit in just 10 days across the city, a sign of just how tense things had become between reckless drivers and law enforcement. As the suspect tore through intersections, the danger to everyone nearby grew with every passing second. The reason for pursuit is going to be reckless driving. Scotsdale on the back, Q93, 10 Lincoln. Roads are dry, traffic's medium. We're heading off on exit 73B currently. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] South on 13th now from Green Bay. We are passing Hauser. Clear. Still south on 13th passing Hope. Clear left, clear right. Clear. It is a vehicle, gray Pontiac G6 two-door on the Rock. OH. CRASH, CRASH. THE CHASE ENDED VIOLENTLY WHEN THE suspect's car blew a stop sign, collided with an SUV, and crashed into a house, sparking a fire that spread through the structure. The driver was rescued, but later died at the hospital. The Milwaukee Police Department confirmed this was the third deadly pursuit in less than two weeks tied to ongoing drug investigations and reckless driving enforcement. Despite criticism, officials vowed to continue pursuing violent offenders, a policy born from necessity, but not without its heavy cost. On August 5th, 2019, a quiet Monday evening along US Highway 412 took a turn few would forget. What started as a simple speeding stop became a rolling circus of chaos when Trent Guida and his passenger, Crystal Star, refused to pull over. Within minutes, troopers from multiple departments found themselves chasing a black Honda Civic that seemed determined to turn every highway into its own stage. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] After nearly an hour of pursuit, officers finally disabled the vehicle and took both suspects into custody. Trent Guida was charged with felony fleeing, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting arrest, among other counts. Crystal Star also faced charges for aiding his flight. The pair's attempt to entertain troopers ended with handcuffs, a bruised ego, and more than $4,000 in seized cash, proof that bad decisions can travel fast, but never far. On December 4th, 2020, a routine assist call along Interstate 40 turned into a life-or-death calculation for Arkansas State Trooper James Ray. A vehicle with its windows painted black had already refused to stop for a highway police officer, and now it was barreling down the interstate at over 130 mph, even driving the wrong way. Every mile meant another chance for innocent drivers to die. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] >> Anyone want to play? [Music] It's okay, we're coming. Now, did you say he was in a Dodge Charger? That's affirmative. Yeah, he lost it. Yeah, he tried to stop a second ago. I think he's having issues. All right, 387 is issue coming up on me. Unfortunately, I'm head-on with this vehicle right now. Careful. Get out of the vehicle! Get out of the vehicle! Get out of the vehicle! 2720 27 is back. Careful. Trooper Ray chose to stop the threat the only way he could, sacrificing his own safety to protect others. Both he and the driver Brian Starns survived the collision with non-life-threatening injuries. Starns was later charged with felony fleeing, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, driving with a suspended license, and refusal to submit to arrest. It was a chase that proved courage sometimes means driving straight into danger so others don't have to. On January 8th, 2024, a domestic dispute inside a Dayton mobile home park ignited into one of Ohio's most dangerous pursuits of the year. James Michael Skurvin, a 55-year-old from Florida, had just struck his daughter with a truck before turning his rage toward officers arriving to help her. When he pointed a rifle and fled, the peaceful neighborhood around West 3rd Street became a live fire zone. [Music] Apparently, the driver is armed. [Music] He tries to lose them by jumping onto the highway. Up ahead, officers prepare to deploy stop sticks. [Music] There's two sets of stop sticks, and somehow he manages to avoid both of them. Up ahead, he's got a red light. He blows through the light and heads back the other way. [Music] As officers wait on the median, the suspect begins firing at them as they fire back. [Music] The suspect tosses a long gun out the window. The truck's now smoking heavily. Apparently, it's been hit. And the tires are now falling apart. Up ahead, several officers await on the opposite side of the road. The truck then makes a beeline for them and plows directly into the patrol cars. After crashing and being shot by police, Skurvin survived to face trial. In April, a jury found him guilty of felonious assault on a police officer, aggravated menacing, and failure to comply with an officer's signal among other charges. He awaits sentencing that could keep him behind bars for decades. For the officers and victims involved, it closed a violent chapter that started with a family argument and ended with a city on lockdown. By late afternoon on April 28th, 2022, a narcotics investigation stretched across counties in Minnesota was about to reach its breaking point. Officers with the West Central Drug Task Force had been tracking Charles Francis Bangs, and earlier attempts to stop him ended in a pursuit and discarded drugs. Hours later, they found him again near Bowles. This time, the confrontation wouldn't end peacefully. [Music] GIVE ME YOUR HANDS! HE'S GOT A GUN! HE'S GOT A GUN, DRIVER'S SIDE. SHOTS FIRED. HANDS UP! HANDS UP! GIVE ME YOUR HANDS! HE'S GOT A GUN! HE'S GOT A GUN, DRIVER'S SIDE. SHOTS SHOTS FIRED! AS TROOPERS closed in, shots were fired. Charles Bangs, 59, was killed at the scene. Michael Gene Johnson, one of his passengers, was wounded and later arrested. Investigators recovered a handgun and suspected methamphetamine leading to further narcotics and weapon charges for the surviving suspects. The incident left a small town shaken, a reminder that drug trafficking often ends not in profit, but in tragedy. In the evening on December 3rd, 2023, Arkansas State Police Trooper Christian Morphis spotted a blue Dodge Challenger pushing triple-digit speeds on Highway 165 near Dumas. Moments later, the driver punched the throttle igniting one of the fastest pursuits ever recorded in the area. As the miles blurred by, the muscle car became a streak of recklessness, and everyone listening on the radio knew how this story might end. [Music] [Music] [Music] 10-37 [Music] Got a guy in the driver's 10-19 Did he crash? [Music] Uh, he wrecked out. He wrecked out. [Music] Hey, 410-1 Give me a 16, Stoney. I was so blue one [Music] 10-1 Hey, who is driving my Charger at the meeting? And I'll be connecting you. You know what? Careful. 360 on 9 L Driver! HEY. YOU GOT A RIFLE? NO, I DON'T HAVE a rifle. All right, get All right, come on. I got to clear it. I don't know I can't see. He's not in the driver's seat. Everybody's deployed. If he wasn't wearing a seat belt, he got ejected. Watch yourself. Over here. Over here. Over here. Got movement over here. D-Row! D-Row, let me help you. I know you're hurt. When the dust settled, the Challenger lay mangled in a ditch, its driver ejected and fatally injured. Fire crews battled flames while troopers searched a debris field littered with parts and drugs. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. Evidence of narcotics possession and fleeing law enforcement was documented in the report. The aftermath was a sobering lesson. No machine, no matter how fast, can outrun consequence. That's where this story ends, but the next one starts with even higher stakes and sharper turns. Go watch the next video. It's one you won't want to skip. 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