Utah police helicopter captures fiery end to lengthy Tooele County pursuit
by Andrew Adams, KSL-TV · KSL.comEstimated read time: Less than a minute
TOOELE COUNTY — Newly released video from a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter captured a lengthy pursuit and a fiery crash on I-80.
The ordeal happened on Sept. 25, when police said a rolling domestic dispute turned into a pursuit involving West Wendover police and subsequently the Utah Highway Patrol.
Investigators said the pursuit stretched over 40 miles with speeds at times reaching 120 mph.
Eventually, the helicopter video captured a trooper in an SUV conducting a pit maneuver to bring the car to a stop, with flames and smoke coming from the vehicle.
As troopers approached with guns drawn, the video shows a woman eventually emerging from the driver's side with hands up. Later, the male driver gets out and on the ground, before troopers drag him away from the burning car.
According to police, neither the man nor the woman were injured during the pursuit.
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