Toddler runs from wreck after mom fled police and chase ended in rollover crash

WorldFamily & Parenting
15 May 2026 • 10:49 PM MYT
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Toddler runs from wreck after mom fled police and chase ended in rollover crash

A toddler miraculously walked away uninjured after his mother's car crashed following a high-speed chase.

Dashcam footage from Arkansas State Police shows officers in hot pursuit of a vehicle after the driver failed to pull over on 2 May.

After a police vehicle performed a PIT maneuver, the car swerved off the road and rolled over.

The child can then be seen walking out of the car towards the officer, as he says “come right here baby”, whilst the woman dragged herself out of the vehicle.

A trooper was then seen lambasting Thalia Jones, 23, after she said she fled because she didn’t have a license.

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