True Crime and News of the Weird from around the Globe

You are here: Home / Dumb + Dumberer / Slow-Speed Runaway Bulldozer Escape Crushes Police Car Like Tin Can

Slow-Speed Runaway Bulldozer Escape Crushes Police Car Like Tin Can

September 22, 2017 By HardBoiledNews Staff

Loading...

KANKAKEE, Illinois — He was set on making his getaway no matter how long it took.

An Illinois man led cops on a wild, slow-speed chase after stealing a 20-ton bulldozer, smashing a patrol car beneath its treads and narrowly avoiding crushing an officer.

Austin White, 18, was arrested on August 24 in the bizarre incident but dashcam video of the episode just surfaced this week, following a Freedom of Information Act request by WLS-TV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Pq72bO2Zo

Police say White stole the giant vehicle from a construction site in the middle of the night and was goofing around when cops began arriving at the scene. He then bolts, going 12 blocks through city streets, traveling just 5 miles per hour.

In the video, White can be seen driving the multi-ton truck over an approaching patrol car whose driver hopped out just in time.

Officers can be seen throughout the episode giving chase on foot.Eventually they managed to pull White from the vehicle and toss him to the ground. They were forced to use a Taser to subdue before hauling him in.

Austin White after cops had enough to do with him

He is being held on six felony counts of attempted murder and driving under the influence of drugs. Police say White has never had a driver’s license.

Filed Under: Dumb + Dumberer, Featured Story, Featured Story Right, Illinois

Follow Hard Boiled News

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

* indicates required

Most Wanted

  • Male Escort Admits Screwing Uncle Sam Out of Nearly $300K in Taxes
  • Missing Scam Artist’s Foot Found on Remote Australian Beach
  • Georgia Teacher Charged With Masturbating in Front of 19 Second Graders
  • Vet Gets 80 Years in Fatal Fight Over Whether Army or Marines are Better
  • Grisly Cell Phone Pics Uncover Cannibal Couple Behind Up to 30 Deaths in Russia
  • Florida Middle School Teacher Bought Students Sex Toys to Use in X-Rated Videos
  • Son of ‘Monkey Head Doctor’ Admits Stealing Thousands from Ailing Mother
  • Gang Members Charged With Carving Crew’s Name on 15-Year-Old’s Chest
  • California Man Busted for Trying to Bury Wife Alive
  • Drunken Florida Strip Club Party Ends Badly

Copyright © 2021 · HardBoiledNews · Send Story Ideas · Contact Us