(KRON) — A sheriff’s helicopter caught a wild police chase on digicam stretching from Sonoma County to Marin County alongside Freeway 101 and Interstate 580. The complete freeway chase could be watched within the video participant above.
Casey Joseph Beck, 36, of Antioch, fled from regulation enforcement officers by driving the unsuitable approach into heavy oncoming visitors on Monday afternoon, police mentioned. Within the video, autos, together with a college bus, are seen swerving out of his option to keep away from crashing.
Because the wrong-way driver created chaos on the bottom, a Sonoma County Sheriff’s helicopter named “Henry-1” adopted him within the air.
The chase was initially triggered when officers noticed Beck inside an SUV close to Sonoma State College. He was wished for a housebreaking that occurred in Rohnert Park days earlier, the San Rafael Police Division mentioned.
Beck fled from police on Freeway 101, and California Freeway Patrol officers chased his SUV by way of San Rafael. Through the pursuit, the suspect started driving within the unsuitable route on the freeway.
“CHP Officers immediately discontinued the pursuit in the interest of public safety and allowed Henry-1 to track the vehicle by air,” SRDP wrote.
To guard different motorists from the damaging driver, CHP officers rapidly created visitors breaks, stopping many vehicles at onramps to Freeway 101 and I-580. Police mentioned these officers doubtless saved lives.
Beck tried to drive by way of one of many visitors breaks, however an SRPD officer rammed his patrol automotive into Beck’s SUV till it crashed towards a concrete wall, the helicopter video reveals. The SUV was lastly halted and surrounded by officers at gunpoint.
Physique digicam video from officers on the bottom present the driving force holding his palms as much as the windshield as flames ignite inside his automobile.
(Picture courtesy SRPD)
“The arrest was complicated when the suspect’s vehicle caught fire,” SRPD wrote. As one officer doused the blaze with a fireplace extinguisher, backup officers dragged Beck out of the automotive and arrested him.
The police division recommended its officers for exhibiting “teamwork, bravery, and professionalism,” bringing the chase to an finish with out critical accidents.
