Driver catapulted into air during police chase with 1-year-old on board: video
Driver loses control of vehicle as it swerves off road, flips over
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dramatic footage of a police chase in Ohio shows a driver with his 1-year-old child on board losing control of his vehicle and crashing off the side of the road, ejecting the driver high into the air.
The chase took place on Feb. 18 at around 5:30 p.m. when a North Olmsted police officer tried to pull over a Chrysler PT Cruiser for a license plate/brake light violation on Brookpark Road, according to WKYC Channel 3.
The Chrysler driver, Antoine L. Lindsey, 30, refused to pull over and tried to evade police by continuing to drive east on Brookpark Road, per the outlet.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}These images show a crash in which the driver was ejected from the vehicle as his child screamed in the car. (North Olmsted PD/Local News X/TMX)
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In one scene, an officer throws down a spike stripe to stop Lindsey's vehicle, but the driver rolls over part of the device and continues driving.
Minutes later, Lindsey speeds under a bridge and tries to overtake another vehicle when he loses control and the Chrysler skids off the road just before Clague Road.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The video shows snow shooting into the air and the car flipping over, ejecting Lindsey about 30 feet into the air before landing on the snowy surface.
The police officer then gets out of his cruiser, draws his weapon and approaches Lindsey.
A police officer throws down a spike stripe to stop Lindsey. (North Olmsted Police Department)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Get on the ground. Get on the ground," the officer shouts at Lindsey, who is rolling in agony in the snow.
"We have a kid in the car. He’s crying. The male is at gunpoint," the officer radios in.
The officer tells Lindsey there is an ambulance on the way before he goes to tend to the hysterically crying child who is strapped into a child’s car seat in the rear of the vehicle.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Hi buddy," the officer says to the child and leans in the window before the video ends.
A North Olmsted Police Department vehicle is shown. (North Olmsted police)
Police said the child did not appear injured but was taken to a nearby hospital out of caution, according to WKYC Channel 3.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lindsey was also taken to a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
He was found to have a suspended driver’s license and was illegally carrying a firearm. He was charged with failure to comply with police signal, having weapons under disability and endangering children, according to the outlet.