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Sandra Yi reporting A police chase ended early this morning with gallons of water pouring out onto a Salt Lake City street.
Early this morning, it looked like there was a geyser in the middle of a street at 400 East and about 100 South.
Water shot out of a fire hydrant after a man lost control of his car, skidded off the road and slammed into it. The car then rolled. Police had to close part of 100 South and 400 East because it was so cold and the water caused a traffic hazard.
The water department came to shut the water off, and a snow plow salted the road. Salt Lake City Police Lt. Cal Kunz said, "This is definitely unusual. It's a situation I haven't seen either."
The driver hit the hydrant while trying to run from police. But even all that water didn't stop them. Both men continued to run but were arrested after a short foot chase.
The chase started in the area of 900 South and 140 West. An officer spotted a suspicious car. As he followed it down a dead-end street, the driver turned around and tried to ram the patrol car head on.
The driver tried to ram a second patrol car after that; neither officer was hurt.
Brandon Bullock and his passenger, Ira Horse, are now in jail.
Police say the driver had felony warrants for his arrest. They now face quite a few charges.
