Tire deflator used in reckless driver arrest
Police used a Taser and a Stop Stick, a device to deflate the tires of a moving vehicle in a controlled manner, to arrest a man driving recklessly and speeding on Kuhio Highway in Kapaa, Kauai County officials said Wednesday.
The suspect, Samuel Contrades, appeared in court Wednesday on charges of second-degree reckless endangering, reckless driving, resisting an order to stop and resisting arrest.
Kauai police responded to a report of a reckless driver traveling at speeds of 80 to 90 mph on the highway at 4:45 a.m. Monday.
Officers said they saw a speeding white Nissan sedan and placed a Stop Stick in the road in front of the vehicle.
Once the vehicle had stopped, Contrades fled on foot and police used a Taser to detain him, police said. Officers took him to Wilcox Memorial Hospital before booking him at the Lihue police cellblock.
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Perp stopped.
Stimulant intoxication (meth) or untreated mental illness can cause such behavior. He looks pretty amped in the mug shot.
agree..meth is a huge burden on society
8 ball eyes.