CBS 2 reports:
A wild traffic stop in upper Manhattan was caught on camera.
A driver tried to escape police by speeding off, hitting several cars in the process.
On Sunday morning, the intersection at Dyckman Street and Payson Avenue looked like a scene out of a movie. Police stopped an unruly driver at around around 4 a.m. when they noticed him driving erratically.
But instead of complying, the driver took off, hitting cars, driving in circles and speeding off right down the sidewalk, CBS2’s Reena Roy reported.
Cellphone video shows officers trying to talk to 27-year-old George Lopez, instructing him to turn off the car. But they are seen jumping back as the driver slams into their NYPD vehicle and then spins the car several times, hitting parked vehicles and causing the bumper of his vehicle to fall off.
Video:
The driver continued on his way even with police on his tail. Officers said he made it to the Henry Hudson Parkway and drove north on the southbound side, finally exiting in the Bronx, where he hit another car, injuring himself and that other innocent driver. Both were recovering in the hospital on Sunday.
Three officers also had minor injuries. Police said Lopez does not have a license and was driving while on some kind of drug. He is facing a slew of charges, including reckless endangerment and reckless driving, CBS2’s Roy reported.
It would have been irresponsible of the cops to fire at the wheels or within perimmater of a couple metres of where civilians were standing. But with no gun laws placed down in America, (shockingly,) they could have fired and gotten away with it. Another reason they would not be able to fire is the liability they have to protect everyone, and not just the innocent by standers. The tire popping or wrong aim, (especially on a crazy moving car,) could easily injure someone.
they shouldve have shot him not the tires. he could have drove off and killed people.
why on earth didnt they shoot at the wheels or something to stop this lunatic? they just let him continue onto the highway?
this is all part of this permisive generation??!…….be happy, do what you want
How many years will he get??