An Arkansas motorcyclist carrying a gasoline-filled backpack was anticipated to outlive after he was engulfed by a fireball when a state trooper used a Taser on him throughout a visitors cease, authorities mentioned.
The Oct. 13 visitors cease was captured on dramatic dashcam video offered Thursday to The Related Press by Arkansas State Police.
The video exhibits a trooper making an attempt to tug over a motorbike pushed by Christopher Gaylor, 38, of Alexander, Arkansas, as a result of no license plate was seen on the motorbike. A chase ensued with speeds approaching 100 mph till Gaylor jumped from his motorbike in a residential space of North Little Rock, state police mentioned.
A second state trooper used a Taser on Gaylor and a hearth instantly erupted. State police mentioned they later realized that Gaylor was carrying about 1 gallon of gasoline in his backpack.
The video exhibits troopers extinguishing the blaze and offering medical care to Gaylor, who stays hospitalized however is anticipated to get well, state police mentioned.
He faces prices of felony fleeing, failure to register a car, no legal responsibility insurance coverage, driving with a suspended license and reckless driving. It was unclear whether or not he had an lawyer to talk on his behalf.