Suspect Doing 150 MPH on the Highway in an Audi Is Just a String of Near-Misses

Not only do they happen elsewhere as well, but they're also extremely spectacular. Maybe we shouldn't promote the entertaining value of these incidents, but it's hard to imagine anybody in their right mind would go out, get in the car, and start a high-speed pursuit on purpose. And if they do, well, it's better that they get caught early.

This clip shows the driver of an Audi (looks like an older A4 model) charge down one of England's motorways like he was late for his own wedding. In fact, he was just trying to run away from the police, even though we can't see any vehicle chasing him. There is, however, a police helicopter on his tail, and unless he thought he could outlast the chopper's fuel tanks capacity at that speed, then he should have realized there was no place to hide and just give up.

Instead, he decides to stomp on the accelerator and reach what was probably his car's top speed limit: 150 mph (~242 km/h). The three lanes of the highway are often not enough for our runaway, which means he used the hard shoulder on quite a few occasions. Miraculously and not for the lack of trying, he manages to get off at one exit without causing any accidents, which is probably the only good news related to this story.

But the most terrifying part comes only after the man is detained: upon inspecting the vehicle, the police officers found a three-year-old girl strapped in the back seat. You'd think this man tried to murder the Queen or something for wanting so desperately to get away from the cops. No, he was just a drug dealer. Obviously, this raises the question: are high-speed pursuits really necessary, considering how dangerous they can be for the innocent, or should they be avoided whenever possible?