State police PIT maneuver sends two bystanders to the hospital with serious injuries - Arkansas Times

Arkansas State Police sent two bystanders to the hospital this week after another of its “controlled crash” PIT maneuvers went wrong. The victims, an unnamed 68-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man, were riding in a car that flipped after an Arkansas State Police trooper drove his patrol vehicle into a fleeing Hyundai Sonata on Interstate 555 on Wednesday night. The Sonata then struck the bystanders’ vehicle. Both victims were transported to a Memphis hospital with serious injuries. Police identified the Sonata driver as Laloyd L. Hamilton, 32, saying he failed to stop and reached speeds up to 130 mph. Hamilton is charged with fleeing, criminal mischief, hazardous driving, driving while intoxicated, and possession of a controlled substance. The article also cites prior incidents in which PIT maneuvers caused deaths or additional injuries.