Trooper Uses Tactical Maneuver to Stop Dangerous 81-Year-Old Driver

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Trooper Uses Tactical Maneuver to Stop Dangerous 81-Year-Old Driver

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Montezuma County, Colorado — On April 8, 2026, at about 11 a.m., a Colorado State Trooper spotted a pickup truck traveling the wrong direction along the shoulder of U.S. Highway 160 near Cortez. Authorities say the trooper immediately disengaged from the initial stop and pursued the vehicle, which continued weaving unpredictably between the shoulder and opposing lanes at highway speeds. Despite emergency lights, sirens, and repeated attempts to gain compliance, the driver pressed on, at times narrowly avoiding head-on collisions with oncoming traffic and creating a rapidly deteriorating situation for other motorists. As the vehicle sped toward an active construction zone with reduced speed limits, the trooper made the decision to forcibly end the pursuit. After an initial unsuccessful attempt, a second tactical maneuver brought the truck to a stop just before it could enter the work area, where crews were present. The driver, identified as an 81-year-old man, was taken into custody without further incident and faces multiple charges, including driving under the influence, reckless driving and vehicular eluding.

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    Montezuma County, Colorado — On April 8, 2026, at about 11 a.m., a Colorado State Trooper spotted a pickup truck traveling the wrong direction along the shoulder of U.S. Highway 160 near Cortez. Authorities say the trooper immediately disengaged from the initial stop and pursued the vehicle, which continued weaving unpredictably between the shoulder and opposing lanes at highway speeds. Despite emergency lights, sirens, and repeated attempts to gain compliance, the driver pressed on, at times narrowly avoiding head-on collisions with oncoming traffic and creating a rapidly deteriorating situation for other motorists. As the vehicle sped toward an active construction zone with reduced speed limits, the trooper made the decision to forcibly end the pursuit. After an initial unsuccessful attempt, a second tactical maneuver brought the truck to a stop just before it could enter the work area, where crews were present. The driver, identified as an 81-year-old man, was taken into custody without further incident and faces multiple charges, including driving under the influence, reckless driving and vehicular eluding.

  3. @christiangauthier727 · Edit

    9:50 I wonder if at that point, the Trooper wasn't contemplating not to ask the 81 yo man to get on his knees, both because of possible Balance issues and stiffness/lack of flexibility that were going to force him to drop his arms so he can support himself, which is exactly what ended up happening…

    The way the Trooper paused for a while at the timestamp, then asked in a much softer and unsure voice to keep the arms up, are pretty good indicators that he was evaluating if he should continue normally with the standard procedure (subject brought to kneel then lying flat on the ground by himself, following instructions) or just approach the old man at that point while he had his hands in the air and just cuff him like that because of how it wouldn't really accomplish anything in terms of Officer Safety when the Suspect would lower his hands to his knees, as well as the very real risks of injury from an elderly losing balance (their bones are very frail, and the PD is legally liable once someone is in their Custody, which I don't know at what point exactly here it would be considered, ie: only after being cuffed vs as soon as following instructions).

    I believe that this is telling because that's the only time the Trooper hesitates, doesn't speak loudly, with confidence & authority, and slows down in-between steps in a otherwise very well executed and steadily paced Felony Stop, aka High-Risk Vehicle Stop.

  8. @christiangauthier727 · Edit

    And that's just one more example of why I've always advocated for a mandatory yearly medical exam, including eye & vision, for elderly people/people past a certain age to keep their driver's license! Too many have deteriorating health, especially the loss of eyesight and diminished mental faculties/dementia (dementia is an umbrella term for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and a ton of other progressive neurological conditions), which, for the latter, makes them unable to even understand what they're doing, and a lot of elderly people are very stubborn about refusing to stop driving, often because it means acknowledging that they're old, or not as functional anymore… It confronts them to things that lots of people refuse to face and admit.

    A yearly medical exam, including an eye & vision exam, is just the most logical thing to do to prevent all these accidents and protect the lives of both these elderly drivers and the public!

  10. @schtinerbock4570 · Edit

    On the bright side even 81 year old white dudes can follow commands and not be all "I din't do nuffin! Why you always pulling me over? I need to get home! Let me call my momma! Don't touch me! You ain't arrestin me! I DON'T need tuh get out thuh car! I don't need to get down on ground. I don't need to show you my ID"

  12. @AAB-127 · Edit

    I’d have called an ambulance. I’ve run into people like that. Old guy took out two streets lights. Ripped the whole undercarriage out of his car. Calm as could be. No alcohol. Asked if he was a diabetic. He said yes. I walked to the convenience store across the street and got a snickers bar. He ate it. Looked at me and said “did I do all that?” Yep. “Did I hurt anyone?” Nope.

    Diabetes will absolutely turn your brain into pudding when the blood sugar plummets.

  15. @AndrewStahle-n7r · Edit

    If this driver chose to move to, despite the officer telling him not to, and this guy chose to get up before the officer could handcuff him. What do you think that trooper would’ve done to this guy if the suspect chose to fight him.

  28. @KuraiShidosha · Edit

    I'm so sick and tired of these old people getting behind the wheel and killing innocent young people. Nothing infuriates me more. Someone who got to live a long life, had their time, then refused to give it up and stole the time from someone a fraction of their age with decades of love and happiness ahead of them. It's so unfair. Bury them under the road where they crash. It's a miracle this idiot didn't take anyone out with him before the cop pit him.

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