---
title: "Cop’s Attempt to Stop Stolen Truck During Chase Goes Horribly Wrong"
description: "Even the best methods of stopping a speeding car aren't always that safe."
date: "2016-06-10"
modified: "2016-06-10"
authors:
  - name: "Will Sabel Courtney"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/will-sabel-courtney"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/3925/cops-attempt-to-stop-stolen-truck-during-chase-goes-horribly-wrong"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Kansas"
  - "police"
---

# Cop’s Attempt to Stop Stolen Truck During Chase Goes Horribly Wrong

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A police chase took a violent turn earlier this week in Kansas City, Missouri, [when a police officer's attempt to halt a stolen truck instead sent it flipping ass-over-teakettle when it went off the road and down an embankment](<https://www.kctv5.com/story/32165779/chase-involving-stolen-truck-ends-in-crash-truck-flipping>).

According to police, on June 8, 31-year-old Summer Jean Nigh stole the 2005 [Dodge Ram](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/284/drive-wire-underwater-camera-drone>) from Independence, Missouri, but quickly found herself being pursued by the Independence P.D. in the air and the Kansas Highway Patrol on the ground. Nigh led police on a chase along surface streets before turning onto Interstate 35, at which point one of the state troopers initiated a pit maneuver in an attempt to stop her vehicle. However, when the Ram spun out, it dropped into a grassy area between the roadway and a on-ramp, causing it to overturn and crash.

Remarkably, Nigh suffered only minor injuries in the accident, even though she was not wearing a seat belt.

While the phrase "[pit manuever](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIT_maneuver>)" makes it sound like something from either racing or barbecue, it's actually an acronym, traditionally standing for "precision immobilization technique." During a pit maneuver, the pursuing vehicle's driver nudges the back corner of the fleeing vehicle with the front corner of his or her own car; as most vehicles have more weight in the front than the rear, this moves causes the back end of the prey car to break loose, inducing a spin that often brings the vehicle to a halt. (We'd be curious to see what would happen if one [Porsche 911](<https://www.thedrive.com/video/3060/why-do-we-love-the-porsche-911-so-damn-much>) tried to pit another.)

Get everything right, and the getaway car comes to a safe, reasonably controlled stop. But if, say, the impacted vehicle flies off the road and down a hill...well, you don't need to guess what happens, because you can watch the video below.

https://youtube.com/embed/5I8x-aEZFyU

## Author
Will is the former managing editor of *RIDES Magazine* and the former online editor for *0-60 Magazine*. He has worked for *Time Out New York* and *Rolling Stone*, and was the creator of *College Cars Online*, the first automotive blog specifically targeted at college students and young professionals.

### Author social links  
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[Twitter](<https://twitter.com/willscourtney>)