This debate at AD, Another “unfortunate accident, reminded me of when I worked in a defense firm up in Illinois. We had this one client charged with, among other things, fleeing and eluding. His version of the story was classic.

Me paraphrasing him/police report in stupid criminal voice:

Well, I was driving down the highway, and I see a police car coming up behind me real fast with his lights and sirens going and all. And I thought he had to get somewhere fast, so I sped up to try to get out of his way. But he wouldn’t go around me. So, I kept going faster so he could get where he wanted to be, but then I saw a whole bunch of police cars. And I couldn’t go no where. So I had to stop…

Some people certainly do stupid, irrational things they are scared, don’t they?