I was watching The Ellen Show this afternoon when my local NBC news interrupted with a live story of a police chase. An armed robber was driving like a maniac in North Dallas on the highway, but also on city streets and even a neighborhood.
He came to an intersection where cars were all stopped. It almost looked like the idiot thought he could drive in between two cars that were stopped. He was going very fast when he crashed into a large SUV on his right and a minivan with a family in it on his left. I thought OMG he just killed someone.
But no. Mama got out of the mini van and rushed him as he tried to open his door and get out. I was HORRIFIED because I knew she didn't realize she was confronting an armed man. I thought for sure he was going to shoot her dead. But he seemed intimidated, especially when her huge husband got out and both parents grappled with him. They threw him to the ground HARD right as the police drove up. Mama continued to scream at him while he was being handcuffed. All this was caught on camera from the helicopter. In all this frenzy, Mama didn't notice that her child was injured. The boy got out of the van and collapsed on the ground, writhing in pain.
I've never seen anything like it. The speed and force of the accident makes it even more shocking to hear just now that the injuries appear to be minor in the son and in the people in the black SUV. Perp appeared unhurt as well.
Just shows how random some of these accidents can be with regard to who lives and who dies!
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/High-Speed-Chase-in-Dallas-291570361.html