Paid Driver In Stolen Dodge Challenger Flees Traffic Stop

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Big car theft rings like hiring guys to move cars from one location to another, knowing there’s a chance they’ll get caught. This is the day and age of plate readers, after all, so taking a stolen ride through a lot of cities is super risky. That’s how a police chase with a stolen Dodge Challenger in Horry County, South Carolina started.

Watch a Georgia trooper PIT out a fleeing car fast.

It was on August 25 when Horry County police were alerted to the Mopar muscle car’s presence. After officers responded to the area of the alert, they spotted the Challenger, activated their emergency lights, and tried to perform a traffic stop.

However, 19-year-old Omarion Hinson had other plans. We don’t know if he knew the vehicle was stolen, but that would explain why he ran instead of just pulling over and sorting out whatever police wanted.

Instead, he not only didn’t pull over, Hinson allegedly dropped the hammer on Highway 501, pushing the Dodge to upwards of 140 mph. That was way too spicy for police to keep up, which was probably the whole point.

What Hinson didn’t realize is an officer was ahead with Stop Sticks, which he effectively used to deflate at least two of the tires. That caused Hinson to lose control of the Challenger and wreck out. But he wasn’t done running.

Reportedly, he ran into a Dollar General and snuck out the back door. It’s amazing he thought no cop would ever think of that old trick. Well, one did and was waiting for him right outside the back door, gun drawn.

While Hinson is now in custody and faces a long list of charges, we hope police are working on catching the guy who hired him. It sounds like Hinson is determined to not give his employer up, claiming he doesn’t know who the man is.

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