Police pursuing suspects on a freeway somewhere in jerk water USA is a televised event. The US state of Phoenix Arizona witnessed the saddest police chase in the history of police chases. The incident involved a Smart Four Two microcar, initially followed by a news media helicopter.

It is not clear why the driver attempted to outrun the police, the vehicle was not stolen and the suspect, who was eventually apprehended, was not under any surveillance or wanted for any crime.

Local police late revealed that officers responded to reports of a suspicious man screaming in the parking lot of a Walmart near Williams Field and Market prior to the pursuit.

When officers arrived at the Walmart, the man refused to speak to them and got into his car. Officers tried to pull over the Smart car, but the driver refused to stop and ran multiple red lights.

Members of the public assisted police as the saddest police pursuit in history entered the freeway. The driver was eventually taken into custody.