Watch as stolen truck containing popular beer crashes into police car

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2 Apr 2026 • 5:30 AM MYT
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  • Indianapolis police released body-worn camera footage of a stolen beer truck crash that occurred on 27 March.
  • Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputies pursued the stolen semi-truck after its driver refused to comply with a traffic stop.
  • During the chase, the suspect, Randall Baker, steered the vehicle towards a deputy attempting to deploy stop sticks, striking and damaging a patrol car.
  • The semi-truck subsequently left the road and came to rest in a field, with the deputy remaining unharmed.
  • Baker, 41, of Evansville, was arrested after pepperball rounds were used and is facing preliminary charges including attempted murder and operating while intoxicated.

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