Go-kart rider in high(ish) speed chase in California
As escape vehicles go, you can't get much worse than a go-kart.
Nevertheless, one intrepid rider was caught on camera cruising down Interstate 880 in Oakland on Sunday, pedal to the 50cc metal.
He was rolling with company, having attracted the attention of an SUV with flashing lights on the busy stretch of road. The chase was duly caught on camera by onlookers and posted to Snapchat and Twitter by Tonka Dre.
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Here's the view from the side of the freeway, where the mystery driver looks like he's been hit by a Mario Kart lightning bolt.
Dre reckons the guy was part of a group of riders and caught a tail because he couldn't keep up with his crew.
"Local guys have an annual go-kart and dirt bike ride throughout Oakland and sometimes jump on the freeway," he tweeted. "This particular person on the go-kart was the slowest and the last in the pack. That's why he was being chased by police."
No police departments are owning up to being the pursuers, according to the LA Times.
Spokespeople for the California Highway Patrol, the Alameda County Sheriff's Department and the Oakland PD all denied the SUV was one of theirs, the paper reports.
The go-kart guy may still be rolling free.
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Tim Chester was Senior Editor, Real Time News in Los Angeles. Before that he was Deputy Editor of Mashable UK in London. Prior to joining Mashable, Tim was a Senior Web Editor at Penguin Random House, helping to relaunch the Rough Guides website and other travel brands. He was also a writer for Buzzfeed, GQ and The Sunday Times, covering everything from culture to tech and current affairs. Before that, he was Deputy Editor at NME.COM, overseeing content and development on the London-based music and entertainment site. Tim loves music and travel and has combined these two passions at festivals from Iceland to Malawi and beyond.
