THIS is the dramatic moment a car with four small children inside skidded off a road and flipped over as a four-month-old baby was flung out of the vehicle.
Shocking footage showed the truck smashing into a pole during a 100mph police chase in Camden, Arkansas.
Horror footage shows the car ploughing into a building as it careened off the road Credit: YouTube/Arkansas State Police
The car flipped into the air after smashing into a light pole Credit: YouTube/Arkansas State Police
Father Tyrice Fletcher, 28, had been fleeing police when he skidded off the road and sent his baby flying.
The chase started when cops tried to stop Fletcher for a traffic violation in Camden.
But the 28-year-old evaded police, sparking a high-speed chase on Ouachita Country Road 47.
Arkansas State Police said they did not know there were children in the car when they hurtled after the law-breaker on May 24.
Nail-biting footage shows officers racing close behind Fletcher, sometimes drawing level and lightly bumping the speeding truck.
The car chase only ended when Fletcher suddenly skidded off the road and rammed into a light pole before flipping over.
Cops raced to the scene of the wreckage and discovered a baby lying in the grass near the crushed car.
Police quickly realised that there were several children inside the vehicle – all of them under the age of six.
The light pole was shamed in two as the car ploughed through it Credit: YouTube/Arkansas State Police
All four children were under the age of six Credit: YouTube/Arkansas State Police
Their mother was called and the crash victims were rushed by ambulance to Ouachita County Medical Center.
Miraculously, the children only suffered minor injuries from the terrifying collision.
“As a father, I cannot fathom a parent making the decision to drive recklessly, much less flee from law enforcement, with their children in the vehicle,” said police colonel Mike Hagar.
“I thank God the children were not injured,” he added.
Tyrice Fletcher endangered his children’s lives in the high-speed chase Credit: YouTube/Arkansas State Police
The car overturned while Fletcher and his children were still inside Credit: YouTube/Arkansas State Police
When police searched the vehicle, they found marijuana and a defaced firearm – both illegal in Arkansas.
Police slammed the driver for his reckless actions which could have injured his children.
“The suspect’s decisions placed four innocent victims in harm’s way,” said officer Rick Neill.
“At any point during the pursuit, the suspect could have stopped”, the cop pointed out. “He refused to stop”.
The danger created that day was the direct result of the suspect’s actions,” said Neill.
Fletcher now stands accused of a slew of charges including drug and weapon possession, reckless driving and endangering the lives of four children – none of whom were wearing a seatbelt.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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