An Oklahoma man tried that approach, but failed Tuesday when he used a cell phone to call 911 and asked police to stop chasing him.
Police said Harold Don Barthold would hang up with one dispatcher and call back and again ask that the chase be called off.
"I think he would just hit 911 and talk to whoever came on," Oak Ridge Police Chief Clint Powell said.
The 90-mile chase ended when the Oklahoma Highway Patrol laid road spikes near Powell, Okla. and stopped Barthold's pickup.
The chase, which reached speeds of up to 100 mph, began when police received a call about a possible drunk driver and found Barthold, 45, of Lebanon, Okla. driving "all over the road," Powell said.
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Police said Harold Don Barthold would hang up with one dispatcher and call back and again ask that the chase be called off.
"I think he would just hit 911 and talk to whoever came on," Oak Ridge Police Chief Clint Powell said.
The 90-mile chase ended when the Oklahoma Highway Patrol laid road spikes near Powell, Okla. and stopped Barthold's pickup.
The chase, which reached speeds of up to 100 mph, began when police received a call about a possible drunk driver and found Barthold, 45, of Lebanon, Okla. driving "all over the road," Powell said.
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