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Child Runs to Cops After Wrecked Car Chase
15 May
Summary
- A child emerged from a wrecked car and ran towards police officers.
- The driver, Thalia Jones, fled police at 80 mph because she lacked a license.
- Jones faces charges including child endangerment after the May 2 incident.
A high-speed car chase involving the Arkansas State Police concluded tragically when a vehicle veered off the road and overturned into an embankment in Joiner, Arkansas. Dash cam footage captured the dramatic events of May 2, showing a Dodge Charger refusing to stop for officers.
The vehicle eventually crashed and remained upside down for several minutes. A startling moment unfolded when the back door opened, and the driver, Thalia Jones, announced her baby would exit first. A toddler then ran from the car towards the pursuing officers.
Officers comforted the child while ordering Jones, 23, out of the car. She admitted to fleeing because she lacks a driver's license, a reason the trooper deemed insufficient for endangering her child by driving at 80 mph in a 55 mph zone.
The child was assessed and found to be unharmed, subsequently released to another adult present. Jones was arrested and charged with speeding, reckless driving, and child endangerment. The incident has been reported to the Child Abuse Hotline.
