A helicopter pilot flying above the city of Phoenix sees a truck traveling at alarmingly high speeds. What follows ends with the vehicle crashing and knocking out power to a light pole.
The air unit was near 19th Avenue and Indian School when the truck was spotted.
Officers on the ground caught up to it and tried to pull the truck over, but the driver kept going.
Later, the truck crashed into a light pole and bending it.
"The driver tried to run after the crash, but we had officers take him into custody just a few feet from the impact." said Lt. Mike Giammarino of the Phoenix Police Department.
The passenger inside the truck did the smart thing and stayed put.
Officers believe the two had been drinking and may have been under the influence of drugs.
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Slain officer is Gilbert's 2nd killed in line of duty
Lt. Eric Shuhandler is the second Gilbert police officer to die in the line of duty.
Officer Rob Targosz, a 12-year veteran, died April 30, 2006, one day after a drunken driver ran a red light and struck him on his motorcycle at a Tempe intersection as he was heading to work for a joint DUI task force.
The death of the 37-year-old officer - the first to die in the Gilbert Police Department's then 87-year history - hit the community hard.
Gilbert civic leaders raised $200,000 to commission a statue honoring all police and firefighters. The statue stands at the town's government and public safety complex on Warnber and Gilbert roads.
Targosz's death also inspired tougher Arizona DUI enforcement laws.
His killer, Tyler Gary Fahlman, was sentenced in 2008 to nine years in prison.
Police said test results show Fahlman's blood-alcohol content was 0.083 percent about four hours after the accident. In Arizona, drivers are presumed drunk at 0.08 percent.
Brigitte Targosz, the slain officer's widow his wife, lobbied for tougher drunken driving legislation at both the state and federal levels.
She was a founding member of Spouses Offering Support, a non-profit support group for Gilbert police officers and their families. She also has been heavily involved with Students Against Destructive Decisions, a youth education and prevention organization.
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Officer Rob Targosz, a 12-year veteran, died April 30, 2006, one day after a drunken driver ran a red light and struck him on his motorcycle at a Tempe intersection as he was heading to work for a joint DUI task force.
The death of the 37-year-old officer - the first to die in the Gilbert Police Department's then 87-year history - hit the community hard.
Gilbert civic leaders raised $200,000 to commission a statue honoring all police and firefighters. The statue stands at the town's government and public safety complex on Warnber and Gilbert roads.
Targosz's death also inspired tougher Arizona DUI enforcement laws.
His killer, Tyler Gary Fahlman, was sentenced in 2008 to nine years in prison.
Police said test results show Fahlman's blood-alcohol content was 0.083 percent about four hours after the accident. In Arizona, drivers are presumed drunk at 0.08 percent.
Brigitte Targosz, the slain officer's widow his wife, lobbied for tougher drunken driving legislation at both the state and federal levels.
She was a founding member of Spouses Offering Support, a non-profit support group for Gilbert police officers and their families. She also has been heavily involved with Students Against Destructive Decisions, a youth education and prevention organization.
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