Texas troopers seized a avenue racer’s Dodge Hellcat and turned it right into a patrol car
The Texas Division of Public Security (DPS) has added a “quick & devilish-looking” new car to their secure of patrol automobiles via asset forfeiture.
Texas DPS — Southeast Area shared photographs of the company’s new 2020 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye on social media final week, noting that “the 1,080 HP Dodge Hellcat went from evading regulation enforcement in Harris Co. to now catching criminals wherever it roams in Texas. The quick & devilish-looking automobile was added to the DPS fleet of patrol autos after a decide awarded it to the Company.”
The car was seized following a felony investigation right into a avenue racing incident that occurred on April 25, 2021, in Houston.
After observing the Hellcat driver and one other car dashing on I-10, a police officer tried to provoke a site visitors cease, however the Hellcat driver fled from police, typically reaching speeds of as much as 160 m.p.h., in keeping with Click2Houston. When the pursuit grew to become too harmful, police backed off however used DPS plane to observe the fleeing driver. Close to I-10 and the West Sam Houston Parkway, the automobile ran out of fuel and the driving force fled on foot. He was later arrested on a felony evading prices and a misdemeanor weapons cost.
Texas DPS and the Harris County District Lawyer’s Workplace initiated the asset forfeiture course of “as a result of egregious nature of the offense” and had been ultimately awarded possession of the Dodge Hellcat.
Texas civil asset forfeiture legal guidelines enable police to grab property or money believed to have been used within the fee of against the law.
The Hellcat has now been outfitted with Texas DPS markings, emergency lights, and a police radio. The car will probably be used for neighborhood training and site visitors enforcement.
