SHOCKING footage shows the violent moment a “stolen” SUV runs a red light and smashes into several cars before a suspect was arrested.
Officials are investigating the “possible police chase” after finding the vehicle was apparently used in an armed carjacking the day before the horror event.
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Police arrested 24-year-old Louisiana resident Antonio Miller, the man driving the stolen vehicle, at the scene of the crash in New Orleans on Tuesday.
The incident started when officials recognized a blue SUV that was reportedly used in an armed carjacking earlier in the week, court records show.
Police spotted the vehicle in a parking lot of a hotel at around 2.30pm ET, WWLTV reported.
Cops followed the SUV down a highway before turning on their lights to “initiate a vehicle pursuit,” a police report reviewed by WWL said.
Surveillance footage shows the blue SUV splitting the lanes of traffic before zooming through a red light.
Cops were following closely behind, the footage reveals.
Shortly after running the red light, Miller crashes, leading to his arrest on the scene.
Officials are now investigating if the event is considered a police chase and whether or not the driver was involved in the earlier carjacking.
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“Right now, it’s under investigation as to whether or not it was actually a pursuit or not,” the New Orleans Police Department Superintendent said.
“We’re still in the beginning stages of this and it’s being conducted by our force investigation team.”
Police are currently calling the event a “possible chase” as a federal consent decree says that officers require permission from dispatch before initiating a pursuit.
According to the police report, Miller confessed to stealing the car.
However, he says that he found the car running and then “jumped in and left.”
Miller was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property, and flight from an officer, according to WWL.
This incident is still under investigation.
