3-Year-Old Child Walks Away From Car Flipped By Mother Escaping Police: Video

Dashcam footage from a police pursuit in Tennessee, USA, has spotlighted a scary incident in which a 3-year-old child walked away from a car that had been flipped over. The accident was caused by his mother's attempt to flee from law enforcement. The video, recorded in March and released recently, shows how a routine traffic stop escalated into a dangerous chase.

The incident began when officers attempted to pull over a woman driving a red Dodge Charger. Instead of stopping, the driver refused to comply and accelerated away, resulting in a high-speed chase. The pursuit took place on relatively quiet roads, which allowed the officer to attempt a controlled maneuver to bring the vehicle to a halt.

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The officer in pursuit nudged the Charger from behind, pushing it onto a grassy patch beside the road. The driver lost control, the car slid across the road, and rolled onto its roof. For several minutes, the overturned vehicle remained on its roof, with no immediate movement from the occupants.

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The footage then shows the rear door slowly opening, and the 3-year-old boy climbing out from the back seat. The child, who appeared unharmed, looked visibly confused and frightened as he began running toward the police officer. The woman crawled out of the vehicle shortly afterward and told the officer that she had fled because she did not have a valid driver's licence.

The officer confronted her, saying she had almost killed her child and calling her decision "the stupidest thing you've ever done." Police later stated that the suspect was speeding. She was arrested and charged with reckless driving, fleeing, driving on a suspended licence, endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree, and unauthorized use of her boyfriend's vehicle to facilitate a crime.