For John Hughes: Hey, maybe John Hughes is the moron lawyer that suggested that Ford sue GM because a Ford truck wasn't also shown in the "GM post apocalypse commercial"? From: http://main.aol.com/2012/02/03/car-chase-john-c-hughes-bucket-list_n_1253807.html John C. Hughes, Montana Man, Starts Car Chase With Police As Part Of Bucket List 2/3/12 We all have our dreams. John C. Hughes of Butte, Mont., said he started a car chase with police because he "just always wanted to do that," according to a police report obtained by the Montana Standard. Hughes, 55, led police on a chase at speeds of more than 100 mph before police used "stop sticks" to deflate his tires and arrest the speed demon. He now faces a misdemeanor count of reckless driving while eluding police. Police said Hughes was not intoxicated and they found no evidence of drugs or alcohol in the car, according to the Standard. "That's the first time I've ever heard of anything like that," Sheriff John Walsh told the Standard. Hughes should perhaps consider himself lucky. Just this Wednesday, a man in Salinas, Ca., crashed his car in a high-speed chase with police, causing his car to roll over multiple times, according to The Californian. Then again, Hughes didn't make out nearly as well as a British man who sued police after they pursued him for 17 minutes for not wearing his seat belt. The man later settled with police for the equivalent of about $31,000, the BBC reported Thursday.
He's lucky he's not dead. I've seen car chases that end up with the perpetrator getting pumped full of state-issued lead. That said, it would be kind of fun.
I've been in several, but not as the driver. I had a buddy in HS who loved ditching the cops. Got away more often than not, but those couple of times when they caught us were not fun at all.
Add "get thrown out of an Applebee's like in Talledega Nights" and you've got a list! I can actually cross "high speed pursuit" off my list.
