The Lamborghini Urus is a second impressive version of an SUV to the supercar maker, but let’s face it, it’s not exactly subtle. This makes it a poor choice of getaway car while trying to evade police, as a Urus driver in Canada learned shortly before his arrest last week, according to police and to CTVNews.
Video released by York Regional Police in Canada shows the chase beginning on a highway before cutting to the Urus passing a police truck on a dead end street. According to police, the Lamborghini reached speeds of more than 200 kilometers per hour during the chase. The Urus then hits what the department calls a “tire deflation device,” causing damage before the driver returns to the highway. This leads to a large tire blowout, but the driver continues at a reported speed of 85 mph for some distance after impact, throwing showers of what appears to be sparks and debris as seen on the police helicopter’s infrared camera.
In a part of the chase not covered in the video, say police in a report released Friday that the driver was briefly stranded in an apartment complex before “purposely [driving] in marked cruisers” and escaping again, still with a flat tire. Helicopter footage shows the driver and another car pulling into a parking lot, where the driver and a passenger are seen getting out of the car to meet the driver of the other car. Police at They then invade, arresting the drivers of both cars.
The driver of the Urus was charged with dangerous operation, fleeing a peace officer and failure to stop after an accident. A second driver was also accused of assaulting a peace officer with a weapon. The accusation stems from the driver running over a police officer while trying to escape before arrest, an incident alleged in the police report that occurred between cuts in the video of the chase. Photos shared by police from the scene show extensive damage to the Uruswhich remained running on two bare straight wheels after the punctures.
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