Apparently not the brightest bulb on the tree – and one might think old enough to know better – 54-year-old Sammy Allen of Richmond, Indiana chose an offbeat way to have a little excitement in his home town on a Sunday night. To liven up his evening, he stole himself a street sweeper and led police on a high-speed, er, low-speed, chase through the city.
With great play-by-play analysis by an onlooker who calls himself the 'Batman of Richmond,' you can see 1:39 of video showing the somewhat hilarious chase conducted by the Richmond police department. Police tried to stop 'ol dare-devil Sammy by throwing spike strips in front of his stolen ride. Allen was going so slow, however, that he just drove right over them. The chase apparently ended when the sweeper was driven into a river.
A tip o' the hat to Richmond's Fox 59 for its coverage of this exciting event: Check it out by clicking on the embedded image below.
