THPD: Woman jamming to music in speeding vehicle crashes into 3 patrol cars during pursuit


By Lucy Perry 

Indiana Central News



A Terre Haute woman is behind bars after a high speed chase on the city's east side Saturday night.

Brandi L. Hacker, 49, faces multiple charges from the pursuit. She was booked into the Vigo County Jail and charged with: reckless driving, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, criminal recklessness, aggravated battery and resisting law enforcement.

According to the Terre Haute Police Department, the suspect's burgundy Honda Accord reached speeds of nearly 100 mph during the pursuit. She was described as appearing to be jamming out to music playing in her vehicle during the police chase, evading all officers' attempts to stop the car.

In the end, she reportedly drove head on- into the third police car she would strike --- near Fenwood and Oakland Avenues.

She was tased before being taken into custody.

Meanwhile, police note that a driver in a separate vehicle was attempting to stop the suspect on his own. The department says it was extremely dangerous to officers and others in the situation and that the man was actually interfering with the officers' action. The man fled the scene in the white Jeep before officers could address that ordeal. Please contact the department with information on that case.

The pursuit began when an officer in the area noticed the Honda traveling eastbound on Eighth Avenue around 8:30 p.m. It continued around the area of Wabash Avenue, Brown Avenue and Oakland Avenue.

Ultimately, the suspect stopped in the area of Wabash and Oakland Avenues, where she refused commands to exit the vehicle.

Instead, police say she "accelerated in reverse toward an officer, striking the front of his police car, before then accelerating forward striking a second police car."

Stop sticks were successfully deployed. But, the suspect still managed to crash into the third police car at that time.

No serious injuries were reported by any of the people involved in the chase. Hacker was evaluated at a a nearby hospital prior to being taken to the jail.

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