Five People Flee Police In A C7 Corvette

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Five suspects piled into a C7 Corvette to lead police in the Bay Area of California on a chase which pushed past 160 mph. We’ve seen quite a few high-speed ‘Vette chases in the past, but this is the first time we’ve seen America’s Sports Car turned into a clown car.

Guy rushing his mom to the hospital gets pitted out by police.

What’s weird is the chase started when California Highway Patrol spotted a Dodge Charger going over 130 mph in an unincorporated portion of Alameda County. The officers are part of a special task force focusing on street takeovers and street racing, so they were combing the area probably based on a tip back on the night of March 16.

While the Mopar was going too fast for CHP’s cruisers to keep up, there was an air unit overhead and that tracked the muscle car’s movements no problem. However, when the vehicle got off the freeway finally and CHP tried stopping it, the driver took off again, heading through Oakland and into San Francisco.

Before stopping again, one of the suspects tossed a Glock out the window. Then they pulled up to the C7 Corvette which was just conveniently waiting for them, and all three guys from the Mopar piled into the two-seater sports car, which already had two guys inside. We have so many questions.