Shocking video captured the moment a 3-year-old boy crawled out of an overturned car completely unharmed after his mother allegedly led Arkansas state troopers on a dangerous high-speed chase that ended in a violent rollover crash.
Authorities say 23-year-old Thalia Jones refused to stop for police on May 2 in the town of Joiner, sparking a terrifying pursuit with her young son still inside the vehicle.
According to police, state troopers attempted to stop Jones during the chase before using a PIT maneuver — a tactic designed to force fleeing vehicles to spin out and stop safely.
Video obtained by local station KATV shows the dramatic moment a police cruiser tapped the rear of Jones’ red car, causing it to veer off the highway, slam into a ditch and flip upside down in a nearby field.
The footage then shows the horrifying aftermath as the wrecked vehicle sits overturned on its roof while troopers rush toward it with weapons drawn.
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As officers shouted commands for Jones to crawl out with her hands up, she suddenly yelled, “My baby’s coming outside!”
Moments later, the toddler miraculously emerged from underneath the flipped vehicle and began running toward the troopers.
“You’re OK. Come. Come right here, baby,” one trooper can be heard telling the child in the video.
The little boy appeared to survive the terrifying crash without serious injuries.
Jones was quickly taken into custody at the scene as troopers blasted her for allegedly putting the child’s life in danger.
“That was the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen,” one officer told her. “You could have killed your own child.”
Authorities later charged Jones with multiple offenses, including speeding, reckless driving and child endangerment.
Police have not released additional details about why Jones initially refused to stop for troopers.
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