Georgia Trooper Smacks Down A Street Takeover Lexus

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Watching cops chase down street takeover suspects is always so satisfying, like this Georgia trooper taking down a fleeing Lexus IS 300. After all, these guys shut down busy intersections like they own the city, snarl up traffic while doing all kinds of damage, all so their buddies can record videos for TikTok and Instagram.

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When the trooper first happens upon the takeover in Atlanta, he encounters pedestrians standing in the intersection, as well as the Lexus ripping a smokey donut. Those people on foot smartly jump out of the way.

But as the trooper starts chasing the fleeing IS 300, one pedestrian makes like he’s going to jump in front of the patrol car. We can imagine he was trying to help out his buddy, but the guy apparently doesn’t know that could come with serious criminal charges, not to mention he might get run over.

Needless to say, even as far as takeover crowds come, these kids aren’t the brightest crayons in the box. That’s evident as the driver thinks his little Lexus can outrun a Dodge Charger with a Hemi.

Then again, the street takeover crowd tries to act like car enthusiasts, but we’ve found they know little about cars. If they did and valued them, they wouldn’t be trashing their rides for cheap thrills.

Maybe this guy thought his experience doing tricks in intersections would make him a better driver than a member of Georgia State Patrol. But the trooper keeps up no problem. In fact, we’re pretty sure he doesn’t have to push his cruiser all that hard.

But it’s apparent the suspect is planting his foot down in the little Lexus while his hazard lights are flashing. Finally, after trying to use the might of all six cylinders of his car, he finally realizes that’s not going to cut the mustard.

That’s when the guy starts making quick turns, but he still can’t outhandle the trooper who PITs the IS out. As the suspect drives out of that, another trooper comes along and PITs the Lexus again. Surrounded by at least three troopers, the kid and his passenger give up.

Hopefully they both realized street takeovers are a dumb idea.

Image via State Boyzzz/YouTube

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