Wanted woman in Mesa wrecks car during pursuit, exits with beer in hand
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Mesa, AZ - A video from an East Valley police department shows a chase of a woman in her vehicle and the moment she gets arrested — watch until the end of the video, because you have to see what happened to believe it.
Helicopter video from the Mesa police department shows a woman driving away from officers and crashing into a median, causing sparks to fly. After the crash, the woman exits the car with a beer in hand.
The Mesa Police Department posted a video showing a "suspect who had violated an order of protection was located." The incident took place August 24 around 9:22 p.m.
When the woman was located, three marked police vehicles approached her; she drove away at a high rate of speed, hit the median, causing some sparks along the way, and came to a stop in the opposite lanes.
In the post, Mesa police said:
"Apparently, one bad decision wasn't enough."
Body camera video shows the woman getting out of the vehicle with one hand up and a beer in the other.
A Mesa officer can be heard, in surprise, saying that she had a beer in her hand. And then, after she gets handcuffed, officers notice a Chihuahua in the backseat. Officers take the visibly shaken but unharmed dog out of the car. The Chihuahua was later handed off to a familiar party.
Mesa police have not released the name of the driver or the charges she may or may not face.