Shocking moment Driver falls to his death off a bridge at 100mph after a police chase as cops blast “heinous” claims they forced the suspect to jump
- On April 17, Darin Woodward attempted to flee from the West Memphis Police Department, speeding his Nissan Rogue toward and almost hitting a soldier
- This led to a 100-mile chase down I-55 that ended when the trooper applied the “PIT” maneuver, with dashcam footage capturing the Nissan hit a barrier
- After his vehicle comes to a stop, Woodward exits the vehicle through the passenger door and jumps over the barrier
- Woodward was taken to a local hospital, where he later died, and Ella Comfort, the passenger in the car, was arrested by police
- But after the deadly chase, Comfort claimed on social media that Woodward was actually killed by police
- West Memphis police vehemently denied the “outlandish” claims in a statement released Thursday, which was accompanied by the dashcam footage
This is the shocking moment that ends a chase scene with a man jumping to his death from a bridge.
West Memphis police responded to a loitering complaint when driver Darin Woodward attempted to flee – swerving his Nissan at a police officer and almost hitting him.
It led to a 100-mile chase down I-55 that ended when the officer applied a “PIT” maneuver, with dashcam footage capturing the Nissan hitting a barrier before stopping.
Police approach the car and in an attempt to evade the officers, Woodward exits the vehicle through the passenger door and jumps over the barrier
Police approached the car, but in an attempt to evade officers, Woodward exited the car through the passenger door and jumped the barrier, police said.
Dashcam footage shows the confused soldier with his gun trained on the car and looking over the barrier where Woodward landed 40-50 feet below.
The suspect was taken to a local hospital, where he later died, and Ella Comfort, the passenger in the car, was arrested by police.
But after the deadly chase, she shared a different account of what happened on social media, claiming Woodward was killed by police.
West Memphis police vehemently denied the “outlandish” claims in a statement released Thursday, which was accompanied by the dashcam footage.
Troopers ended the 100-mile chase down I-55 with the “PIT” maneuver, with dashcam footage showing the Nissan hitting a barrier
Dashcam footage shows the confused soldier with his gun trained on the car and looking over the barrier where Woodward landed 40-50 feet below
“The West Memphis Police Department has been made aware that the vehicle’s passenger, Ella Comfort, has been making strange claims on social media that this agency murdered Darin Woodard, a claim that is neither ignored nor taken lightly.” . ‘” the department said in a statement.
West Memphis Police said that due to Comfort’s “heinous allegations,” police released the dashcam footage after showing it to Woodward’s family to end speculation.
“At a time when the family was supposed to be mourning the loss of a family member, they were bombarded with lies about what happened,” the statement continued.
Police added that despite Comfort’s grief, the department would not tolerate lies.
“Anytime there is a loss of life, it is always unfortunate, but the grief you are experiencing and how you have chosen to deal with it will not come at the expense of the integrity of the West Memphis Police Department,” he added add the explanation.