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Demovictory9

(32,489 posts)
Sat Aug 7, 2021, 03:47 AM Aug 2021

Texas man outruns cops and helicopters with Dodge Challenger Hellcat... then runs out of gas

If only the gas tank was bigger, this Hellcat could have pulled off one of the most successful getaways.
What would you do with one of the fastest production cars ever made? Well, Mohamed Ahmed Abu-Shlieba thought the Dodge Challenger Hellcat could outrun the cops. Not only was he right about the police cars not being able to keep up, thanks to the Hellcat’s top speed of 200-MPH, the helicopters couldn’t keep up either.




This guy tried to outrun the cops in a Challenger, and failed miserably!
The chase began on I-10 in the Houston area after police identified the Mopar as stolen. Traffic was fairly heavy at the time, but the Hellcat seemed to have no problems at all cutting through it and finding enough open road to walk out of birds-eye view. However, just as it seems that the Hellcat was gone, it was spotted on the side of the road just off the Winnie exit where it apparently ran out of gas. However, the driver was nowhere to be found.

One thing Abu-Shlieba simply could not account for though was the persistence of the now five different law enforcement agencies that were in pursuit of him. With the help of infrared technology, he was spotted hiding in a wooded area in the middle of a cow pasture. While it is unknown if he thought he was home-free or not, Abu-Shlieba was then spotted calmly sauntering out of the woods talking on his cell phone.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/driver-outruns-cops-with-one-of-the-most-powerful-muscle-cars-then-runs-out-of-gas/ar-BB18eYqs?ocid=msedgntp
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Texas man outruns cops and helicopters with Dodge Challenger Hellcat... then runs out of gas (Original Post) Demovictory9 Aug 2021 OP
I could watch this chase stuff all day 634-5789 Aug 2021 #1
Steve McQueen's Bullitt chase scene had just the opposite problem; too much gasoline. keithbvadu2 Aug 2021 #2

keithbvadu2

(37,014 posts)
2. Steve McQueen's Bullitt chase scene had just the opposite problem; too much gasoline.
Sat Aug 7, 2021, 06:04 AM
Aug 2021

Steve McQueen's Bullitt chase scene had just the opposite problem; too much gasoline.

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