A curious scene occurred during an operation by the Basel (Switzerland) police. While chasing a fleeing cyclist, the TESLA patrol car had an electronic failure when the doors blocked and the police officers were trapped inside.
The cyclist wanted to escape a drug check by the officers and fled. The police asked the driver to stop while trying to get out of the car to check him. "However, this failed as the vehicle door was blocked," the police reported on the incident.
The chase dragged on and provided for bizarre scenes. For example, the fugitive cyclist quickly realized that the officers could not get out of the vehicle and drove at walking pace in front of the officers. Even when the police officers brought the vehicle to a halt the doors could not be opened.
Instead of braking, the cyclist made fun of the police officers' desperate situation and almost lost control during one of his maneuvers and in the end actually crashed into the police car.
"After the collision, it was still not possible to open the passenger door, says the police report. Finally the back seat door could be opened by 60 centimeters.
This allowed the police officers to climb out of the vehicle. Another squeezed himself through the passenger window. When the cyclist realized this he tried to escape on foot. However, the police officers were able to catch him and overpower him. The driver was carrying drugs.
Report by blick.ch
The cyclist wanted to escape a drug check by the officers and fled. The police asked the driver to stop while trying to get out of the car to check him. "However, this failed as the vehicle door was blocked," the police reported on the incident.
The chase dragged on and provided for bizarre scenes. For example, the fugitive cyclist quickly realized that the officers could not get out of the vehicle and drove at walking pace in front of the officers. Even when the police officers brought the vehicle to a halt the doors could not be opened.
Instead of braking, the cyclist made fun of the police officers' desperate situation and almost lost control during one of his maneuvers and in the end actually crashed into the police car.
"After the collision, it was still not possible to open the passenger door, says the police report. Finally the back seat door could be opened by 60 centimeters.
This allowed the police officers to climb out of the vehicle. Another squeezed himself through the passenger window. When the cyclist realized this he tried to escape on foot. However, the police officers were able to catch him and overpower him. The driver was carrying drugs.
Report by blick.ch