IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. — A line of snowplow drivers on Interstate 70 helped stop a suspect who was fleeing from law enforcement on Thursday night — and it was all captured on video.
The Idaho Springs Police Department shared the video on its Facebook page on Friday morning.
Brendan Fooks, 27, of Denver was arrested on multiple charges that stemmed from Thursday’s incident, as well as two unrelated warrants, the department said.
Around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, an Idaho Springs police officer was on eastbound Interstate 70 near milemarker 241 when he saw a black Hyundai Accent on the road with a broken taillight. When the officer ran the plates of the Hyundai, he realized the car had been reported stolen from Northglenn. He also found that it was connected with a robbery and evading case in Lakewood on Tuesday.
The officer tried to pull the suspect over, but the driver did not stop, police said.
Law enforcement from the Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office and Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office responded to help Idaho Springs police. They tried to use stop sticks, but were not successful. They then tried a tactical rolling roadblock, but the suspect “aggressively avoided the maneuver, striking a (Clear Creek) deputy’s vehicle,” the police department said. And so the pursuit continued.