Video shows car swerve wildly on Houston freeway as SUV tows it with DIY chain

Chaos unfolded connected a freeway successful Texas arsenic an improperly towed conveyance swerved erratically done postulation astatine precocious speed.

Video footage from the May 12 incidental shows a sedan swerving crossed lanes arsenic it is being towed by different car with a bladed chain. Other cars connected the road tin beryllium seen slowing down and adjacent stopping to debar getting successful the car's way.

The car's tires tin beryllium heard screeching successful the video arsenic 1 idiosyncratic shouts, “What are you doing, stupid?"

X idiosyncratic @StormChaserHTX told Storyful that the video was recorded by his brother, David Chairez, portion driving connected the North Loop successful Houston.

Driver of bluish sedan had progressive warrant successful Georgia

Shay Awosiyan, a spokesperson for the Houston Police Department, told USA TODAY connected May 14 that authorities were alerted of the incidental astir 2:50 p.m. connected May 12 astir an erratic conveyance connected a roadworthy starring to the highway.

Upon investigation, constabulary determined the bluish sedan got stuck and the operator did not person wealth to get it towed, truthful helium "hooked it up to an SUV," which was being driven by idiosyncratic helium knew. Awosiyan said the axle broke disconnected during the process but that nary clang occurred and nary 1 was injured.

Officers ran a inheritance cheque connected the bluish sedan, and it revealed that the antheral operator had an progressive warrant successful DeKalb County, Georgia.

While the antheral was taken into custody, nary charges were filed against him for the postulation incident, Awosiyan said. The operator remains successful custody arsenic of May 14.

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