A routine traffic stop in Camden, Arkansas turned into something far more harrowing on the afternoon of May 24, 2026, when an Arkansas State Police trooper attempted to pull over a 2012 Toyota Highlander for a traffic violation and the driver simply refused to stop.
What followed was a high-speed chase that pushed well past 100 miles per hour and ended with the SUV rolling over in someone’s front yard, tangled up against a downed light pole, with live electrical wires draped dangerously close to the wreckage. None of that was the worst part. The worst part was the four children inside, all under the age of six, including a four-month-old infant who had been riding completely unrestrained.
Body camera footage of the rescue, released by the PoliceActivity channel on YouTube and sourced from public records, captures several minutes of controlled chaos as troopers worked methodically to pull the children from the vehicle one by one while simultaneously warning bystanders and occupants not to move near the car. The downed power lines were not just a visual threat. The lines were live, they were close, and at least one trooper on scene verbalized what everyone understood but no one wanted to say out loud: if those lines burned through and made contact with the vehicle, the outcome would be fatal. The crew worked fast.
The suspect behind the wheel was identified as 28-year-old Tyrice Fletcher of El Dorado, Arkansas, a convicted felon. According to investigators, Fletcher blew through the initial stop, pushed the Highlander to speeds exceeding 100 mph on Ouachita County Road 47, passed multiple vehicles in oncoming traffic lanes, and forced the pursuing trooper into two unsuccessful Tactical Vehicle Intervention attempts before he ultimately lost control in a curve, left the roadway, cut through a residential yard, and struck a light pole hard enough to roll the vehicle. A defaced firearm and illegal marijuana were recovered from the SUV during the subsequent search.
What makes this footage genuinely difficult to watch, even for those who have seen their fair share of pursuit videos, is the infant. The four-month-old had not been restrained in any way and was ejected from the vehicle during the rollover. A trooper recovered the baby immediately and secured her while the scene was still active. All four children were transported by ambulance to Ouachita County Medical Center and were treated for minor injuries. Considering what they survived, that outcome borders on remarkable.
100 MPH With Four Kids on Board: The Pursuit That Should Never Have Happened
The incident began around 3:15 p.m. on a Sunday when a trooper attempted to stop the Highlander for a traffic violation. The driver did not comply, and by the time the pursuit moved outside Camden city limits heading south on Ouachita County Road 47, the vehicle had exceeded 100 mph.
Troopers on scene would later confirm they had no way of knowing children were in the vehicle at the time the chase began, which is not an uncommon dynamic in these situations but does add a grim layer to the decision-making calculus for law enforcement.
Tactical Vehicle Intervention, or TVI, is a controlled technique where a pursuing officer uses their vehicle to make contact with the fleeing car in a way that forces it to spin out and stop. It requires training, precision, and the right conditions. The trooper attempted TVI twice and was unsuccessful on both tries before Fletcher ultimately did the job himself by losing control in a curve. The Highlander left the road, traveled through a yard, hit a light pole, and came to rest on its side.
Downed Power Lines Turned a Rescue Into a High-Stakes Standoff
The body camera footage that follows the crash is where this story becomes genuinely instructive about the dangers that first responders face well beyond the initial impact. Downed power lines at crash scenes are not automatically de-energized. Unless the utility company has been contacted and has physically cut power at the source, those lines remain live and carry the same voltage they did before they hit the ground.
Troopers on scene clearly understood this, repeatedly warning people not to approach and telling occupants still inside the vehicle to keep their hands on the car and stay put. One trooper can be heard stating plainly that if the lines burned through and touched the vehicle, it would be lethal.
The decision to keep people inside rather than evacuate immediately was tactically sound. A grounded vehicle offers protection as long as no one creates a path to the ground by stepping out. Getting out of a vehicle with live lines overhead or nearby requires specific technique, typically a shuffle step with both feet together to avoid creating a voltage differential across the body. The troopers managed the scene under pressure and got everyone out safely, which under the circumstances deserves straightforward acknowledgment.
Fletcher’s Charge Sheet Is Longer Than Most People’s Grocery Lists
Tyrice Fletcher, a convicted felon, was taken into custody and transported to the Ouachita County Detention Center, where he faces charges including Felony Fleeing, Possession of a Defaced Firearm, Possession of a Firearm by Certain Persons, four counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Minor, Criminal Mischief, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, four counts of No Child Passenger Restraint, Reckless Driving, No Driver’s License, No Seatbelt, and Improper Passing on the Left.
The firearm recovered had been defaced, meaning the serial number had been altered or removed, which is a separate federal offense in addition to the state charges.
The No Child Passenger Restraint charges are four separate counts, one for each child. Arkansas law requires children under 15 to be properly restrained in a moving vehicle, and children under six or under 60 pounds must be in an approved child safety seat. A four-month-old infant should have been in a rear-facing car seat secured to the vehicle. None of that was in place.
All Four Children Survived, and That Fact Deserves Some Reflection
All four children were transported by ambulance to Ouachita County Medical Center and treated for minor injuries. The mother of the children was notified and responded to the hospital. The infant who was ejected from the vehicle during the rollover was secured immediately by a trooper on scene.
Given that the Highlander went airborne, rolled, and struck a utility pole at the end of a pursuit that hit triple-digit speeds, the outcome for those children is about as good as it could have been.
Body camera footage from incidents like this tends to circulate widely, and for good reason. It puts a human face on situations that can otherwise feel abstract. The trooper handing a toddler a sticker at the end of the footage is not a detail that needs editorializing. It just is what it is.