VIDEO: Butts County uses PIT maneuver to end chase
BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. - Police have released the dash cam video of a deputy using the pit maneuver to end a chase with a sex offender wanted for failing to register.
It all started when a Butts County Sheriff’s deputy clocked a car traveling 88 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone. When the deputy ran the driver’s name it came back with warrant out of Illinois.
WATCH: Video of the PIT maneuver which ended this chase
The deputy asked him to get out of the car, but he sped off and there was a chase.
Speeds reached 130 miles per hour.
The deputy eventually performed a PIT maneuver to stop the car.
The driver then tried to run away, so the deputy used a stun gun on him before arresting him.
He now faces a list of charges including fleeing, speeding, reckless driving, and driving without a license.
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