Officer Dragged by Suspect in Texas Traffic Stop

In a classic case of "this escalated quickly," a routine traffic stop in Corsicana, Texas, turned into a wild chase. You can check out the chaos in the video at the bottom of this article.

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It started off like any other day for one police officer, but things took a wild turn when the suspect decided to pull an unexpected move—by dragging the officer with his vehicle. Let's break down the footage.

As the video opens, a man in a blue shirt runs toward a car parked at a gas pump. A cop is running behind him. The man jumps in the car and attempts to drive off. The cop reaches through the open door to keep the man from driving off, so the suspect puts it in reverse and drags the cop into the pump behind them.

Two more cops show up from off-camera and start unloading rounds from their guns into the car as it shifts back into drive and takes off.

Luckily, the officer involved only suffered minor injuries, but the whole incident is yet another reminder of how quickly things can spiral out of control.

Check out the video below: