Caught this on dashcam the other day... "interesting" (sad) story behind it.

[Montana]

I submitted this video to a dashcam channel the other day and just recently learned the story behind the incident. Pretty alarming. My video starts at 0:53 (the player should automatically start there).

Here is the full story behind what happened:

https://thewesternnews.com/news/2024/jan/15/troy-man-hospitalized-after-police-chase-ends-in-idaho/

From the article:
"The incident began at about 3:32 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 when Covey allegedly intentionally crashed his pickup into the side of a home on Dakota Avenue in Libby. He then attached a tow strap to a parked vehicle and drug it through town. While towing the stolen vehicle, Covey struck multiple other vehicles as well as a residential fence and an electrical pole.

The stolen vehicle flipped on its side and was dragged south on California Avenue.

A Libby Police officer located the vehicle at California Avenue, near the intersection of U.S. 2. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but Covey allegedly failed to stop and continued to drag the vehicle east on U.S. 2. A slow speed pursuit ensued through town. During the pursuit, a pickup with a plow attached stopped in the roadway and was struck by the towed stolen vehicle. The suspect vehicle’s tow strap broke off leaving the stolen vehicle in the roadway. Covey then allegedly drove north on California Avenue, leaving city limits.

According to the press release, Libby Police officers and Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies continued to pursue the vehicle west on Pipe Creek Road. The pursuit increased in speed and became a high-speed pursuit. The pursuit was terminated due to the dangerous speeds and road conditions after the man was identified as Covey.

Covey's past includes two run-ins with law officers dating back to 2015. He was arrested on April 23, 2015, following a domestic disturbance at his home. A plea deal where two counts of assaulting a peace officer were dropped in exchange for a guilty plea to two counts of misdemeanor resisting arrest saw him get a suspended sentence in 2016."




Sadly, this is not the first time I've seen something like this in my area either. People up here go nucken futs real fast and a lot of people living up here are "hiding" from law enforcement too. The drunk driving is probably the worst though.

Anyways... not a "general maverick topic", but I had to share it.

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[Tim d]

I submitted this video to a dashcam channel the other day and just recently learned the story behind the incident. Pretty alarming. My video starts at 0:53 (the player should automatically start there).

Here is the full story behind what happened:

https://thewesternnews.com/news/2024/jan/15/troy-man-hospitalized-after-police-chase-ends-in-idaho/

From the article:
"The incident began at about 3:32 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 when Covey allegedly intentionally crashed his pickup into the side of a home on Dakota Avenue in Libby. He then attached a tow strap to a parked vehicle and drug it through town. While towing the stolen vehicle, Covey struck multiple other vehicles as well as a residential fence and an electrical pole.

The stolen vehicle flipped on its side and was dragged south on California Avenue.

A Libby Police officer located the vehicle at California Avenue, near the intersection of U.S. 2. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but Covey allegedly failed to stop and continued to drag the vehicle east on U.S. 2. A slow speed pursuit ensued through town. During the pursuit, a pickup with a plow attached stopped in the roadway and was struck by the towed stolen vehicle. The suspect vehicle’s tow strap broke off leaving the stolen vehicle in the roadway. Covey then allegedly drove north on California Avenue, leaving city limits.

According to the press release, Libby Police officers and Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies continued to pursue the vehicle west on Pipe Creek Road. The pursuit increased in speed and became a high-speed pursuit. The pursuit was terminated due to the dangerous speeds and road conditions after the man was identified as Covey.

Covey's past includes two run-ins with law officers dating back to 2015. He was arrested on April 23, 2015, following a domestic disturbance at his home. A plea deal where two counts of assaulting a peace officer were dropped in exchange for a guilty plea to two counts of misdemeanor resisting arrest saw him get a suspended sentence in 2016."




Sadly, this is not the first time I've seen something like this in my area either. People up here go nucken futs real fast and a lot of people living up here are "hiding" from law enforcement too. The drunk driving is probably the worst though.

Anyways... not a "general maverick topic", but I had to share it.

You have seen more mishaps in this short video than I have in my entire life of driving 50 years!

 

[Montana]

You have seen more mishaps in this short video than I have in my entire life of driving 50 years!

I used to watch the channel. The comments are usually just people wanting to rage vent about driving stuff and there are more submissions from people causing road rage than just capturing it or driving like adults (it's pretty crazy how many people submit videos and think they did nothing wrong). But, I caught this event on the dashcam and after learning about the story I decided to submit it. I emailed the channel with the story when I found out a couple days later and they replied they had already featured it, so I tried to share the story on it.

But that video is not all mine just to clarify lol. If it was I think I'd belong on public transportation

 

[FischAutoTechGarten]

I submitted this video to a dashcam channel the other day and just recently learned the story behind the incident. Pretty alarming. My video starts at 0:53 (the player should automatically start there).

Here is the full story behind what happened:

https://thewesternnews.com/news/2024/jan/15/troy-man-hospitalized-after-police-chase-ends-in-idaho/

From the article:
"The incident began at about 3:32 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 when Covey allegedly intentionally crashed his pickup into the side of a home on Dakota Avenue in Libby. He then attached a tow strap to a parked vehicle and drug it through town. While towing the stolen vehicle, Covey struck multiple other vehicles as well as a residential fence and an electrical pole.

The stolen vehicle flipped on its side and was dragged south on California Avenue.

A Libby Police officer located the vehicle at California Avenue, near the intersection of U.S. 2. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but Covey allegedly failed to stop and continued to drag the vehicle east on U.S. 2. A slow speed pursuit ensued through town. During the pursuit, a pickup with a plow attached stopped in the roadway and was struck by the towed stolen vehicle. The suspect vehicle’s tow strap broke off leaving the stolen vehicle in the roadway. Covey then allegedly drove north on California Avenue, leaving city limits.

According to the press release, Libby Police officers and Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies continued to pursue the vehicle west on Pipe Creek Road. The pursuit increased in speed and became a high-speed pursuit. The pursuit was terminated due to the dangerous speeds and road conditions after the man was identified as Covey.

Covey's past includes two run-ins with law officers dating back to 2015. He was arrested on April 23, 2015, following a domestic disturbance at his home. A plea deal where two counts of assaulting a peace officer were dropped in exchange for a guilty plea to two counts of misdemeanor resisting arrest saw him get a suspended sentence in 2016."




Sadly, this is not the first time I've seen something like this in my area either. People up here go nucken futs real fast and a lot of people living up here are "hiding" from law enforcement too. The drunk driving is probably the worst though.

Anyways... not a "general maverick topic", but I had to share it.

C'mon man... it's an interesting experience, but share it in a Non-Maverick section of the Forum please. At least pretend we care to keep the information organized here?

 

[Montana]

C'mon man... it's an interesting experience, but share it in a Non-Maverick section of the Forum please. At least pretend we care to keep the information organized here?

Eh... I went looking for off topic stuff but couldn't find the threads. Turns out I accidentally hit ignore on the off topic section. Found this out after posting.

Considering some of the other stuff I've seen here, especially reposts, we'll be fine. Everyone is going to live through this. I promise. If the admin's don't care to move it, I'm not reposting.

Anyways... Another articles posting had a bit more clarity on the subject:

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2024/01/...lowing-erratic-pursuit-from-libby-into-idaho/

 

[FischAutoTechGarten]

Eh... I went looking for off topic stuff but couldn't find the threads.

Considering some of the other stuff I've seen here, especially reposts, we'll be fine. Everyone is going to live through this. I promise.

Ah "The everybody else is doing it so why can't I?" or the "I couldn't find a more appropriate place to post my absolutely necessary content" defenses....

Again, interesting posts with alarming behavior.... but better here:
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/forums/off-topic.49/
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/forums/general-automotive-talk-non-maverick.42/

Just hoping we can keep stuff better indexed so it's all easier to find later. It's not a personal criticism.

 

[Montana]

Ah "The everybody else is doing it so why can't I?" or the "I couldn't find a more appropriate place to post my absolutely necessary content" defenses....

Again, interesting posts with alarming behavior.... but better here:
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/forums/off-topic.49/
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/forums/general-automotive-talk-non-maverick.42/

Just hoping we can keep stuff better indexed so it's all easier to find later. It's not a personal criticism.

Edited my post but you must have missed it. Turns out I accidentally hit ignore on the off topic section. Found this out after posting. In a week, it'll be buried anyways. It's not that serious.

 

[Tim d]

I used to watch the channel. The comments are usually just people wanting to rage vent about driving stuff and there are more submissions from people causing road rage than just capturing it or driving like adults (it's pretty crazy how many people submit videos and think they did nothing wrong). But, I caught this event on the dashcam and after learning about the story I decided to submit it. I emailed the channel with the story when I found out a couple days later and they replied they had already featured it, so I tried to share the story on it.

But that video is not all mine just to clarify lol. If it was I think I'd belong on public transportation

Well that makes more sense!

 

[Montana]

I found another video on this:

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