- Charges dropped against Arkansas driver who was subjected to PIT maneuver while rushing child to hospital in Little Rock.
Charges have been dropped against an Arkansas driver who was subjected to a tactical vehicle intervention by Arkansas State Police while attempting to rush a child experiencing a medical emergency to the hospital in Little Rock.
The incident occurred on February 20 along Interstate 630 in downtown Little Rock. According to reports, a state trooper attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. When the driver failed to pull over, the trooper executed a tactical vehicle intervention, commonly known as a PIT maneuver, to bring the vehicle to a stop. After the vehicle was disabled and stopped, authorities determined a child inside was suffering from a medical crisis, and the driver was a parent attempting to reach a hospital as quickly as possible.
The trooper immediately requested emergency medical assistance to the scene. An ambulance transported the child to a local hospital, where the child received treatment. Officials have not released further details regarding the nature of the child’s medical condition, but authorities confirmed the child was safely transported for care following the stop…