This Sonoma County Chase Went Up in Flames—Literally

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In Sonoma County, California, what starts as a high-speed pursuit quickly spirals into danger when the suspect’s car catches fire. Caught on On Patrol: Live, officers rush to contain the situation as flames engulf the vehicle in a dramatic finale.

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00:00This first one comes to us from Sonoma County in Northern California.

00:07That's a solar Chevy Equinar.

00:09A Sonoma County chopper is searching for a burglary suspect

00:12who fled during a pursuit just a short while ago.

00:15There it is right there, got it.

00:17And there he is.

00:18That's it, yep.

00:19They're taking the Lucas Valley off right now, Lucas Valley off.

00:23The driver jumps off the highway.

00:25We got eyes on him, we'll call it.

00:27Oh, there he goes.

00:28And then jumps right back on.

00:31He's getting on northbound 101, guys, northbound 101.

00:33And he's getting ready to go backwards on 101.

00:35He's going to go backwards on 101.

00:37He makes a U-turn and is now going the wrong way on the 101 freeway.

00:41He's wrong way.

00:42He is southbound in the northbound lanes of 101 from Freighton.

00:46He's still southbound 101, approximately 70 miles an hour.

00:49He's still continuing southbound passing North San Pedro.

00:54Police have traffic blocked off, so the wrong way driver now has got all five lanes to himself.

00:59He's coming up to your guys at break.

01:01He's coming up to your guys at break.

01:03And he just passed the break.

01:04He's still southbound in the northbound lanes.

01:07Is he going to take this exit?

01:09Nope.

01:10He goes around the traffic and is now zooming along the shoulder.

01:13Now he's in the number four lane.

01:14He's in the number four lane because there is no shoulder.

01:17He gets through the traffic.

01:19And again, the road opens up.

01:22He's coming up to your break, guys.

01:23Coming up to your break.

01:24He's about 70 miles an hour.

01:26Up ahead, a patrol car and a police motorcycle are blocking traffic.

01:30And he heads straight for the motorcycle.

01:33He just swerved towards your motor officer.

01:35He swerved towards your motor officer.

01:36He's on the shoulder again, still southbound.

01:39He barely misses a bus and is then pitted by a patrol car.

01:43There we go.

01:44All right.

01:45He's T-C'd.

01:46He's T-C'd.

01:47There we go.

01:48We have an officer trying to go out with him now.

01:50Get on the ground.

01:51Stop the car.

01:52Stop the car.

01:55Stop the car.

01:56Shit.

01:57Hands up.

01:58Hands up.

01:59Right here.

02:00They had a gunpoint.

02:02What about this?

02:03Come out of the car.

02:04Come out of the car.

02:05Lay on the ground.

02:06Get on the ground right now.

02:07Get out of the car right now.

02:08Get out of the ground.

02:09The driver will not get out of the car.

02:10How many people do you see inside?

02:11What?

02:12Come out of the car.

02:13Come out of the car now.

02:15He can't get out of the car.

02:16Crawl through the window.

02:21He's now refusing to crawl through the window.

02:24And to make matters worse, some of the other drivers are refusing to sit still and wait.

02:29Stop.

02:30Oh, my God.

02:33Oh, my God.

02:34And now it looks like the Equinox appears to be on fire.

02:37He's responding.

02:38He says he can't get out.

02:39We need fire.

02:40Wrong way from the central.

02:41Car is starting to be on fire.

02:43Subject inside.

02:44Saying he can't get out.

02:46Come out.

02:47They're not sure if the driver is on.

02:49Give me the lethal cover and I'm going to scrape.

02:52But with the flames growing, they're willing to take that chance.

02:55Hey, keep your hands up.

03:02Keep your hands broken, sealed.

03:03You got a knife?

03:04Come out of the car.

03:05A car.

03:06Okay, okay.

03:07I got you.

03:08I got it going on, man.

03:09I got it going on.

03:10All right.

03:11Get him out of the car now.

03:13Do it now.

03:17They removed the driver.

03:19And now to finish putting out that fire.

03:24Anybody down there, let me know if anybody's injured.

03:27We'll land on the freeway.

03:28I have a paramedic.

03:3036-year-old Casey Beck is now in the Sonoma County Jail,

03:33facing charges including felony evading an officer

03:36by driving on the wrong side of traffic

03:38and felony assault of an officer with a deadly weapon.

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