The driving force of a white Tesla Mannequin Y was concerned in a police chase this final weekend in Orange County, California, that ended with at the least two tires of his EV being shredded to items, wrecked rims, and a blow to his ego.

As you possibly can see within the video embedded above, which was streamed stay on ABC7’s official YouTube channel, the pursuit occurred after sundown on California State Route 91. In response to the published commenters, the driving force allegedly failed to drag over after the Freeway Patrol observed a carpool lane violation, in order that they began following the white EV down CA-91 going east, with the all-electric crossover typically exceeding 70 miles per hour, however by no means going over 80 mph whereas operating away from the police.

The California Freeway Patrol employed at the least three pursuit autos for this case and after seeing that the driving force of the Tesla had no intention of stopping, it went for the spike strip, which you’ll see at across the 5-minute mark within the video.

This led to the left-hand facet tires being punctured, and we will’t know for positive if the right-hand facet rubber was affected, however with two wheels operating with out air, it was only a matter of time till one thing went mistaken.

About three minutes later, each tires on the left began to peel away from the rim, at which level the automobile lastly slowed down and finally stopped, however what occurred subsequent is tough to grasp.

The driving force obtained out of the automotive and began strolling straight into the crosshairs of the ten or so cops that have been patiently ready subsequent to their vehicles. Waving his palms and showing to shout on the policemen, he even approaches one of many officers at arm’s size – a state of affairs which may have gone south in a short time.

Nonetheless, the Mannequin Y driver was swiftly tackled from the again by one of many officers on the scene, placing an finish to the chase.