What started as a simple traffic stop on a Tuesday morning in Edmond, Oklahoma quickly spiraled into one of those “we can’t make this up” situations that reminds everyone why body cameras exist. Two Edmond Police Department sergeants found themselves in the middle of a high-speed chase, a crash involving one of the largest vehicles on the road, and a suspect who apparently thought his odds were better at 100 miles per hour than they were on the shoulder of a highway.
The incident began when an off-duty police officer spotted a car behaving erratically, with the vehicle speeding and the occupants switching drivers while still on the road. That kind of thing tends to catch a cop’s eye, even when they’re off the clock. The officer followed the car and flagged it down for Edmond PD Sgt. Pratt and Sgt. Morey, who took over from there. What followed was anything but routine.
When officers approached the vehicle, the smell of marijuana was immediate and obvious. The driver denied that anyone in the car had been smoking, which was a bold claim given the circumstances. The responding sergeant wasn’t buying it, later noting on camera that both the driver and passenger were clearly impaired. His assessment was blunt and direct: he was getting both of them out of the car…