Arkansas State Police Jump Charger At 100 MPH, Lose Suspect, And Break Their Car

Criminals run from the law every day across the globe. Officers rightly try to track them down, but pursuit methods are oftentimes up for debate. A series of videos from Arkansas demonstrate just how dangerous some of those methods can be. In one instance, a trooper jumps his Dodge Charger at nearly 100 mph (160 km/h) before ending the chase due to self-inflicted damage.
On October 15, Arkansas State Trooper Jackson Shumate initiated a traffic stop on a Dodge Charger. For unknown reasons, the Charger fled the stop after initially pulling over at a fuel station. Shumate was out of his own car when the driver sped off so by the time he got back in his car and gave chase, the suspect was long gone.
Video from Shumate’s patrol car shows that despite speeding at well over 100 mph, he never comes close to catching the suspect. At one stage he hits a traffic control speed bump at 96 mph (154 km/h) based on his in-car GPS. The Dodge Charger goes up into the air and then lands hard on the road.