On a bright Thursday in June 2011 in north Texas, a man named Terry Sillers led police on a high speed chase. Riding a motorcycle, Sillers sped along nearly empty freeways. The wind whipped up the back of his untucked shirt. Police cars trailed behind him, and several helicopters followed him overhead, capturing his joyride on video.As far as police chases go, it was a relatively tidy one. It ended after Sillers pulled over into a breakdown lane. An unmarked police pickup truck pulled up behind him, and a plainclothes officer leapt out, ran up to Sillers, and tackled him. They both tumbled to the ground, and then several more officers descended on Sillers.
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