Shocking moment two thieves crash SUV into a New Jersey home after launching it over a guardrail and falling 21 feet to escape police
- Two thieves attempted to evade the police in Verona, New Jersey, on Sunday by driving over a guardrail and launching a stolen vehicle 21 feet off a cliff
- The car was found on the edge of Verona through a tracking system on Hilltop Drive
- Bodycam footage shows the white SUV peeling out of the driveway as officers approached, seconds before barreling through the guardrail
- The stole vehicle flipped over and crashed into the house below
- The passenger was arrested on the scene, while the driver fled on foot and was later apprehended
This is the moment two thieves launched an SUV over a guardrail in New Jersey and fell 21 feet to escape police.
Two thieves attempted to evade the police in Verona, New Jersey, on Sunday by driving over a guardrail and launching a stolen vehicle 21 feet.
The Verona Police Department responded to a request for assistance for a stolen vehicle from the North Caldwell Police Department shortly after midnight on Sunday.
The car was found on the edge of Verona through a tracking system on Hilltop Drive. Officer McMahon, whose first name was not released, located the vehicle and called for backup.
When three officers approached the vehicle, ‘attempted to flee the complex by driving off-road striking multiple parked cars, eventually going over a retaining wall and falling 21 feet.’
Two thieves attempted to evade the police in Verona, New Jersey, on Sunday by driving over a guardrail
After the thieves were approached by three officers, the drive peeled out of the driveway and immediately drove off the cliff
It barreled through the guardrail (pictured) before dropping 21 feet. The passenger was arrested on the scene, while the drive was later apprehended after fleeing the scene
Bodycam footage shows the white SUV peeling out of the driveway, tires squealing, as it crashed into the thin guardrail and fell down the cliff.
As it fell down the hill, the car landed nose-first before rolling onto its top and hitting the house below.
Photos released by the two departments show the car with its entire front bumper ripped off.
The crash caused property damage to the home’s balcony and damaged one of the homeowner’s cars.
The driver, who was not identified, escaped the crash and fled on foot, but was later apprehended. The female passenger was found near the wreckage and taken into the custody of North Caldwell Police.
Both were taken to the hospital for medical evaluations.
The two police departments are now warning residents to ‘lock your vehicles and remove the key fob.’
‘This video is an example of how brazen and reckless these car thieves are in avoiding apprehension,’ the joint statement read.
It toppled down before crashing into the house (pictured) below
It flipped onto the homeowner’s car and caused property damage to the home
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