Coffee-seeking 81-year-old Leads Denton Police on Low-speed Chase

The Denton police officer rapped on the elderly driver's Jeep, telling her to roll down the window and unlock the door.But Nancy Strader, who honest to God just wanted to get a cup of coffee, had other ideas."Why should I stop when I've done nothing?" the 81-year-old would say later, according to bodycam video obtained by WFAA-TV (ABC8).So despite the officer's protestations, Strader simply drove away, with police in pursuit, with speeds reaching as much as 25 miles an hour.As far as slow-speed police chases involving white multi-purpose vehicles go, Thursday's early morning pursuit will not go down as the most famous. But it might be the most improbable."I just was out riding around," Strader would tell the news station later. "I thought. I'm going to go have me some coffee or a sandwich or something because I hadn't eaten all day."  Continue reading...

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