I flicked on the TV, where Channel 4 had a helicopter covering a live car chase, that had begun in Longmont. I watched as a stolen SUV, (reportedly with a 4 yr old in it), and was fleeing at high speeds (over 100 mph), going the wrong direction on hiways and streets, driving across fields to merge into hiway traffic, running lights and stop signs and bouncing off other cars while driving like a wild man. At some point a Colo State Patrolman was seriously injured. Cops were trying to throw 'stop sticks' (to blow his tires) several times, in his path, but he'd avoid them, while innocent motorists didn't. I saw him force a woman out of her minivan as he changed vehicles and the chase went from north of Denver, then near DIA and to south Denver. After many near misses and light hits, he dragged another woman out of her car (a nice BMW?) and took off again, as the helicopter camera broadcst his every move. He finally wrecked the car (and a few others) as he sped through a crowded interesection, took off running and was finally caught as he couldn't make it over a fence. I'm surprised the cops didn't beat the crap out of him, like they do in California chases.. Pretty intense way to start the day.
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/03/12/stolen-suv-evades-police-north-of-denver-after-boy-goes-missing/
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