Human Smuggler Fleeing In Dodge Charger Needs Driving Lessons

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This human smuggler behind the wheel of an older Dodge Charger while fleeing from police in Texas perfectly demonstrates that the driver is more important than the car. While the Mopar muscle car isn’t the hottest on the road, it should be good enough to stay on the road, instead of swerving onto the shoulder at just about every turn.

Here’s another guy who just can’t control his Charger.

But this suspect seems to struggle with the handling dynamics of rear-wheel drive vehicle. It’s like he thinks all he has to do is just mash that accelerator and tug on the steering wheel occasionally. A fair number of drivers do just that, but the difference is they’re in four-banger grocery getters with front-wheel drive.

This guy keeps acting like he’s going to drift corners, only he doesn’t make the turn and just slides off into dirt or grass, slowing down his flight. Anyone who thinks this is an intentional or good strategy needs to never get behind the wheel of a performance vehicle for everyone’s safety.

While this guy does a good job of battering his own ride by off-roading it repeatedly, it’s not enough to disable the Dodge. Police perform one PIT maneuver, spinning him into a parking lot where he drives over a curb, probably not realizing he’s just thrashing the Charger more.

Sure enough, the bruised Mopar starts smoking, either from coolant or oil spilling, and it slows down noticeably. In other words, this guy found out the hard way what his crappy driving skills led to, even if he doesn’t want to admit to himself that’s what happened.

After a second PIT our human smuggling suspect jumps out and runs for it, but his competence on his feet rivals his driving skills, so it’s not much of a foot chase.

Image via PoliceActivity/YouTube

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