ROSWELL, NM -- Police had their hands full earlier this month when a 22-year old woman allegedly stole a motorhome from an RV park and led police on a high speed chase. With awning deployed, sewer hose dragging, speeds reached 75 to 80 miles per hour before the motorhome crashed beside the highway.
Unknown to police, the woman had somewhere picked up a hitchhiker and his dog. The man begged the woman to let him out, to no avail. Sheriff's deputies pursued at what they described as a "safe distance," which was well, as the awning and the motorhome eventually parted company.
One deputy rolled out "stop strips" or road spikes in an attempt to stop the RV road trip, but the driver, Christina Vandergriff, managed to drive around them and continue on. Said the county sheriff, "A 22-year-old female, barefooted, probably had never driven anything that size, we're real lucky she didn't roll it and hurt her and the passenger, and the dog that the passenger had, or hit somebody head-on."
When the rig finally crashed, the force blew out the windshield. Vandergriff jumped from the RV and ran, while the unhappy hitchhiker crawled out and stayed put. Warned by the RV owner of the presence of two guns in the rig, armed police approached the scene, finally chasing down the would-be RVer in a nearby field.
The chase took place on New Mexico highway 285, the infamous "Extra Terrestrial" Highway. Maybe she was just trying to get to a place to phone home.
Police dash-cams caught the action and can be viewed here.
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