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A bizarre incident recently unfolded in Highlands County, Florida, when 39-year-old Richard Christopher Smith of Miami led deputies on a car chase after allegedly stealing alcohol from a convenience store.

During the pursuit, bodycam footage captured Smith holding a can of Ketel One vodka spritz out his window, offering it to a deputy while saying, “I was just going to give you a drink, that’s it,” before speeding off.

The chase ended when Smith crashed his black minivan in a business parking lot at Sebring Airport. After exiting the vehicle while casually smoking a cigarette, he ignored commands, was tased, and arrested. While being handcuffed, Smith asked deputies, “You guys had fun, though, right?”

He faces charges including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, DUI, refusal to submit to a DUI test, and petit theft. His bond was set at $120,000.

The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office noted the incident’s oddity, stating it “might make the books.”

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On March 10th, 2025, a notable incident occurred in Georgia where a pursuit exceeding 90 mph concluded with a PIT maneuver.

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office chased a suspect in a pickup truck, wanted for aggravated assault, along a two-lane highway after a neighboring sheriff’s department issued an alert. The chase ended when deputies used the PIT maneuver to stop the fleeing vehicle.

The PIT maneuver, or Precision Immobilization Technique, is a tactic where a pursuing vehicle makes controlled contact with the rear side of a fleeing car, causing it to spin out and stop.

While effective, it’s controversial due to its risks. Nationwide reports say it’s been linked to at least 30 deaths between 2016 and 2020, often in high-speed scenarios or for minor offenses, according to various sources.

In this Georgia case, specific outcomes like injuries or arrests weren’t detailed in the brief reports, but the maneuver successfully halted the pursuit.

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