Reckless' Mustang driver hits 150 mph in chase, troopers back off

[Austin552]

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/04...-hits-150-mph-in-chase-troopers-back-off.html

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[Cobra Jet]

If they had dash cam video - even though they said they could not read the plates, all they have to do now is match model year and exterior color to their DMV database and go find the owner.

Stupid of anyone these days to try to outrun the Police when nearly all Police vehicles are equipped with dash or mirror cams; if they back off, doesn’t mean they won’t find you later and footage won’t be deleted, they’ll save it for the court date...

The guy might as well offload the car, because they’ll certainly be looking for it. LOL

 

[Stoughton]

If they had dash cam video - even though they said they could not read the plates, all they have to do now is match model year and exterior color to their DMV database and go find the owner.

Unless it's really unique, you'd have a hell of a time proving that it was the same car w/o some other evidence like cell phone gps, etc.

 

[My_Coyote]

At least we know the sweet spot for Troopers to stand down.

 

[Houston Kid]

At that speed by the time the trooper turned on his lights and pulled out, he would not have been anywhere close to the car.

Especially if the trooper was coming from the other direction and had to cross the median and turn around. If stationary facing the same direction, the trooper could have started to roll as soon as the radar/laser gave a speed, but even then, no way he was going to catch up to the mustang if the mustang did not slow down.

Imagine a roll race where whoever you are racing gets to start at 140 mph and you at zero. By the time you get to 150 the other car will be miles ahead.

 

[Wriggly]

Probably had to get home to water his weed.

 

[GTBOB]

Troopers reportedly did not continue the pursuit out of their safety concerns.

“It’s extremely reckless, especially with people who haven’t been trained to drive at those speeds,” Cooper told the publication. “I’ve seen a deer total a car before.”

WHAT???????

So a deer was driving????

 

[Freedom]

Not sure if I’m disgusted or amazed in his skill.

 

[Mustang1260]

He will be busted soon enough. Anyone that stupid will be stupid enough to post about it here shortly thinking he is concealed on the net.

 

[Carbon Addict]

Watch street racing videos on YouTube and you will see the cars regularly racing to 150mph. I don’t understand why people think 150mph on a straight deserted road is a big deal?

 

[tranceporter]

Watch street racing videos on YouTube and you will see the cars regularly racing to 150mph. I don’t understand why people think 150mph on a straight deserted road is a big deal?

Driving 150mph on any public road is foolish. Doesn't take long to come up on other vehicles on a deserted road when you are covering ground that fast.

 

[obgod3]

I not saying it is a smart thing to do but where this guy was is pretty open road, speed limit is 75 and no one goes that slow, average is 85 and you see folks over that all the time. You could do 150 easy out there. I know exactly where this occurred.

As far as cops catching him, only if he goes public, the way cops stage out there it is unlikely they could ever identify them car enough to find this person. BTW the state and county police have huge areas to cover so to get two cops in one place out there would be a feat with only minutes to do so.

Once on I70 in Utah its 80 and going over 100 is easy with little traffic.

 

[FranzVonHoffer]

I'm surprised they didn't have something that could keep up with him or at least stay close. I guess they were all driving Tahoes.

 

[Ruiner46]

I'm surprised they didn't have something that could keep up with him or at least stay close. I guess they were all driving Tahoes.

Cops out here have Chargers, so yeah, they couldn't keep up...:lol:

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