- California police used the car’s bright color to track down the fleeing suspect.
- The chase involved speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour on a busy highway.
- The BMW M5 will now sit in an impound lot for 30 days, racking up charges.
Movies sometimes place flashy, high-end cars in chase scenes, but there’s a problem with that: rolling around in something rare and bright makes it easy to track. The California Highway Patrol has just proved that. It chased an alleged speeder, lost them, and then found them a day later. And they managed it in large part because the car in question didn’t exactly blend in.
In fact, the Modesto department called the driver out on Instagram, saying “It Kinda Stands Out.” It’s speaking specifically of the car in question, an orange BMW M5. And we’re not talking burnt orange, or some sort of dark orange and black combination. We’re talking Clown Fish orange.
According to authorities, the driver of this clown car evaded a pursuit at speeds of over 100 mph. They managed that by using the right shoulder of SR-99, but their success was short-lived. The very next day, officers identified the car, obtained a warrant, and seized it. Now, it’s sitting in an impound lot, and the owner is in for a hefty bill…