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If we've said it once, we've said it a million times: do not throw incriminating evidence from your car during a high speed chase.
The latest people to not listen to this sage piece of wisdom were three individuals fleeing police after a routine traffic stop, reports the Daily News. After being pulled over at about 10:15 p.m. yesterday in West Covina, the trio sped away from officers, and in doing so, threw a bag full of guns onto the side of the road.
They were soon overtaken by police and the driver, a woman, was arrested. One male passenger then fled on foot, and the other got back in the car for a second chase.
He didn't get far, though -- about ten minutes after speeding away, he hit a tight turn and crashed into a barrier in front of a liquor store in Industry. He then took off on foot and was arrested about an hour later.
