Driver catches fire after hoarded gas in vehicle explodes during chase, SC cops say

[ffr]

A South Carolina woman caught fire during a police chase Thursday after multiple containers of gasoline exploded in the back of her car, officials said.

The woman, identified as 28-year-old Jessica Dale Patterson, was taken to a hospital, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Her condition has not been released.

“Before leaving the scene, Ms. Patterson told deputies that she was transporting several containers of fuel that she was hoarding in the trunk,” officials said. “These containers of fuel were the catalyst of the explosions.” - Myrtle Beach Online

'Patterson was driving a 2007 Pontiac G6 near the town of Pickens when deputies began following her after determining the vehicle’s license plate had been reported stolen, officials said. Pickens is about 20 miles east of Greenville, in the upstate of South Carolina.

Officials say the Patterson “accelerated the vehicle in an attempt to elude law enforcement,” and a brief chase ended when she lost control of the car, ran off the road and flipped.'

She's lucky to be alive.

[rsdsharp]

1. YOU. CANNOT. FIX. STUPID.

[magicarpet]

2. Yeeeeee Haaaaaaaw,.....

.... you cant stop or arrest me,.... I'm a traveling high speed gasoline bomb.

[Blue Owl]

3. Flaming gasbags

[Marrah_Goodman]

4. She is very fortunate to be alive

[Klaralven]

5. 2007 Pontiac G6? Not a particularly good choice for outrunning the cops!

[FlyingPiggy]

6. But I bet she won't get the Covid vaccine bc it's "unsafe"