Infuriating moment entitled woman lashes out at cops for taking her phone as she’s finally caught after leading officers on dramatic 110mph chase
A brazen driver who was chased by police after reaching speeds of 110 mph has been arrested in Ohio.
Esther Paragulla, 33, was seen on shocking bodycam footage as she was pulled over on the hard shoulder of the highway after the dramatic 30-mile chase ended when patrol cars surrounded her vehicle and she was pulled over.
As the state police pulled her out of the car, she was heard openly complaining about her phone being confiscated and asking questions about the officers’ actions. She claimed to have no idea what the term “flee and elude” meant.
The video obtained by Law and Crime Footage shows Ohio State Highway Patrol officers attempting to end a chase on the Ohio Turnpike on June 29.
There are about three minutes left in the video, in which officers urge Paragulla to surrender.
Esther Paragulla, 33, was seen on shocking bodycam footage being pulled over on the hard shoulder of the freeway after the dramatic 30-mile chase ended when patrol cars surrounded her vehicle and she was pulled over
As state police pulled her from the car, she was heard openly complaining about her phone being confiscated, questioning the officers’ actions, and claiming she had no idea what the term “flee and elude” meant.
“You’re not going to win this! The car’s already falling apart,” an officer said in the footage. “You’re already in trouble, you don’t want to get any more in there. Go ahead and pull him over. You’re never going to make it, there’s 10 of us now.”
“Pull him over, your tires are ready, your car is ready, you’re ready,” the officer said. “You can’t go anywhere else! Pull him over now!”
The chase eventually ended at the I-77 exit for Cleveland and Akron. Troopers, guns drawn, surrounded the stopped Nissan.
To gain entry into the vehicle, officers smashed the passenger side window and forcibly removed a male passenger, who was then placed on the ground.
Officers then walked to the driver’s door and pulled her from the vehicle.
“Ow, what’s wrong with you?” the driver asked as she was handcuffed. “Are you serious?”
When the officer took Paragulla’s phone, it was the last straw for the woman.
“You are under arrest for fleeing and eluding,” the officer replied.
“For what? For fleeing and evading? What does that even mean?” the driver asked.
The chase eventually ended at the I-77 exit for Cleveland and Akron. Officers, guns drawn, surrounded the stationary Nissan. Officers then approached the driver’s door and pulled her from the vehicle.
Paragulla (pictured) pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on July 8
When Paragulla was arrested, the arresting officer informed her of her Miranda rights.
At the same time, the male passenger in the car remained lying on the ground with his hands cuffed behind his back.
Authorities have not yet identified or charged the male passenger involved in the chase.
The chase began in Trumbull County and then moved into Portage County, where Esther Paragulla was subsequently charged.
She is accused of assaulting a police officer, fleeing and evading police, and obstructing the work of a government official.
Paragulla pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on July 8.