81yr Old Grandma Who Was Out For Coffee Starts A Police Chase [VIDEO]

Nancy Strader, 81-year-old, was arrested Thursday after a wild, slow wrong-way pursuit in Denton.

Denton Police said they received a call of a reckless driver saying a white Jeep Cherokee was traveling the wrong way and swerving across the road.

Once authorities located the vehicle, two civilians were seen attempting to make the Jeep stop by positioning one in front of the Jeep and one behind but failed.

Officers then followed the Jeep with their emergency lights and sirens on but grandma did not stop until being prompted by one of the officers verbally over the PA system.

When Denton police officers asked the 81-year-old to roll down the window and unlock the door, Strader had other ideas.

“I just want to make sure you’re OK,” a body cam video showed one officer saying to her, “Unlock the car for me.”

As grandma began to pull away, the officer was heard saying “Don’t do it. Don’t. Stop! Stop the car!”

“Why should I stop when I’ve done nothing?” she said on an interview.

Despite the officers, Strader simply drove away, starting a police pursuit. Authorities followed her for approximately 3.5 miles at speeds under 30 mph before the Jeep stopped again which from then they decided to deflate the 81-year-old’s Jeep’s tires, preventing her from driving away again.

When she refused the officers’ request to access the vehicle, they shattered her window and pulled her out of the vehicle.

“Nancy, why didn’t you stop?” one of the officers asked as Strader sat on the ground. “Why didn’t you just open the door when I knocked on the window back there?”

“Why?” Strader answered. “It’s my car. My life, my everything.”

“Yeah, but when you are driving the way you are,” the officer said, “you’re endangering other lives.”

Authorities say the 80-year-old was not under the influence and paramedics confirmed her vital signs were perfect.

“I was just out riding around,” Strader said, “I thought, I’m going to go have me some coffee or a sandwich or something because I hadn’t eaten all day.”

She was charged with evading arrest and a $1,000 bail from her son to get her out from jail.

Source: FOX News