Police chasing car
ID: MRC-01-0061
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WS POV Police cars chasing mini van / Lexington, South Carolina, USA<br /><br />LEXINGTON - A runaway van was stopped after deputies put tire-deflation devices along the highway. The driver said the van was stuck in cruise control.,Police began chasing Deborah Morrell's vehicle on Interstate 20, where it was spotted going as fast as 100 mph Sunday night and moving erratically on the road.,Morrell, 49, of Concord, N.C., told deputies the cruise control on the minivan malfunctioned, and she couldn't control its speed or turn off the ignition, Assistant Sheriff Timothy James said. She said the brakes overheated and malfunctioned as she tried to stop the vehicle.,No one was injured and Morrell was not charged. Deputies used devices that puncture tires as vehicles drive over them, slowly deflating the tires.,

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