Helicopter video released Monday shows Utah Highway Patrol troopers closing in on a Herriman gas station and taking a motorcyclist into custody after what authorities say was a high-speed pursuit down I-15. The rider, identified in the clip as Colton Hymas, is seen refusing to stop and traveling at a high rate of speed before the chase wrapped up near 7200 South. The footage captures troopers knocking the rider off the motorcycle and pinning him to the pavement near the pumps.
According to FOX 13, dispatch audio recorded a trooper exclaiming, "Got him! Nice job, guys," as units converged. The station reports the pursuit began when troopers tried to stop Hymas on I-15 near 8000 South and ultimately shifted to the Herriman area. The Department of Public Safety helicopter can be heard and seen directing ground units to a Holiday gas station, where Hymas pulled in.
In the FOX 13 clip, Hymas appears to casually fill the tank before troopers suddenly surround him. He tries to run, but video shows troopers taking him off the bike and subduing him on the pavement. After the arrest, Utah Highway Patrol determined the motorcycle was believed to have been stolen and that Hymas had multiple felony warrants, according to the report. At this point, charging documents have not been posted publicly.
Helicopters, pursuits and public safety
Law enforcement agencies often turn to aircraft to keep suspects in sight while trying to limit the dangers of drawn-out high-speed pursuits on crowded roads. A national analysis in JAMA Network Open found that pursuit-related fatal crashes averaged roughly 362 per year from 2009 to 2023. Federal data from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics similarly underscores that pursuit-related deaths remain a long-standing public-safety concern, and agencies frequently point to aerial surveillance, stricter pursuit policies and non-pursuit alternatives as tools to reduce the risk.
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For official updates, the Utah Highway Patrol website maintains news, press and contact pages. We will update if booking or charging records are released by authorities.
