A reckless driving stop in Milwaukee turned into a dangerous high-speed chase after four teenagers allegedly fled from police at speeds reaching about 119 mph, crashed into traffic, kept going, and recorded parts of the pursuit on their phones, according to the bodycam footage channel Midwest Safety.
The channel’s host said the incident happened on June 22, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after an officer tried to stop a gray Nissan for reckless driving.
What the officer did not know at first, according to Midwest Safety, was that the teenagers inside the vehicle were recording the chase on their phones “for fun,” a decision that later became part of the investigation.
The pursuit ended with four people detained, one driver facing serious charges, and a highway crash victim sent to the hospital with moderate injuries.
The Pursuit Started On The Freeway
In the footage, the officer can be heard calling dispatch and reporting a reckless driver in a gray Nissan traveling southbound on I-894 near Greenfield.
The officer said there appeared to be several occupants in the vehicle and tried to close the distance.
Seconds later, the pursuit turned dangerous.
“Crash, crash, crash, crash,” the officer said over the radio. “Send me extra units.”
According to the officer, the Nissan struck another vehicle but kept going. He told dispatch the driver was still fleeing southbound near Oklahoma Avenue and said the vehicle had “literally just crashed a vehicle in lane one.”
The crash did not stop the driver.
The officer continued calling out the vehicle’s direction, saying the Nissan exited the freeway and went westbound on Oklahoma before heading south on 103rd Street.
That is where the chase moved from freeway danger into neighborhood danger, with police tracking the car through surface streets while additional units tried to catch up.
The First Stop Did Not End The Chaos
The Nissan eventually slowed, and officers began giving commands.
“Show me your hands,” an officer yelled. “Hands up now.”
One person in the vehicle could be heard saying they were scared.
Officers ordered the driver out and told him to get on the ground. The person complied as police worked to control the scene.
But the incident was not fully over yet.
The footage then shifted to another pursuit call, with officers responding to a vehicle traveling the wrong way in traffic. Commands followed as police surrounded the stopped vehicle and ordered everyone inside to raise their hands.
“Everybody hands up,” an officer shouted.
Police then removed the occupants one by one. The driver was ordered to slowly stand, face away, step to the side, and walk backward toward the officers.
The passengers were also called out carefully, with officers ordering them to keep their hands visible and move backward.
It was a tense scene, but the officers appeared to slow the process down and keep distance while removing the teens from the vehicle.
A Passenger Asked For Her Phone
One passenger immediately told officers she had done nothing wrong and had been on her phone in the back seat.
“I didn’t do anything,” she said. “I was literally on my phone in the backseat. Can I get my phone, please?”
An officer told her no.
The officer then said he knew she had been recording or taking video of the pursuit from the backseat. The passenger said she had been recording herself, listening to music, and singing along, but claimed she did not understand what was happening until the car hit another vehicle.
She said she kept telling the driver to stop and was texting her brother to come get her because she did not want to be part of it.
“I had nothing to do with this,” she told police. “I am not encouraging it. I was discouraging it.”
That exchange is one of the strangest parts of the video. A person can say they were scared, and that may be true. But recording during a 119 mph police chase makes the whole situation feel even more reckless, almost like danger had become content before anyone stopped to think about the consequences.
The passenger also said she had been drinking “a little” and was not really paying attention to what was happening around her.
Snapchat Became Evidence
Officers then began looking at the phone as possible evidence.
One officer told the passenger he understood there might be recordings and said he would have to keep the phone unless she could prove him wrong.
When looking at the phone, the officer said it showed Snapchat.
“It says Snapchat,” the officer said.
The passenger continued to argue that she had been recording herself and not the chase itself. But the officer pointed out the obvious problem.
“There’s a cop behind you guys,” he said. “You guys going 120 mph.”
The passenger said she did not notice that.
The officer then said the concern was not just the video, but the crash. The fleeing vehicle had hit someone.
“Yeah, I know. That’s my concern, too,” the passenger said. “I want to know if they’re okay.”
She insisted she had no part in the chase and said the only reason the driver stopped was because she begged him to pull over.
“I’m a teacher,” she said. “I have a lot to lose.”
Officers later determined the other occupants were temporarily detained during the investigation but were released and were not suspected of wrongdoing, according to Midwest Safety.
The Driver Admitted He Panicked
Police then spoke with the driver, identified by Midwest Safety as 19-year-old Malachi.
An officer told him that, based on alcohol found in the vehicle, he believed he might be impaired. The officer also reminded him that he was not even 21.
The driver admitted he had consumed one small mixed drink earlier in the day, which he described as about 5% alcohol.
When asked why he fled, the driver said he panicked.
“I just got some tickets dropped and I just wasn’t trying to get in no more trouble,” he told the officer.
The officer pushed back hard on that explanation.
He pointed out that the driver had three female passengers in the vehicle, including his girlfriend or “baby mama,” and said he nearly ended all of their lives when he crashed and kept fleeing.
“That’s almost inhumane, to be honest,” the officer said.
The driver said he was not a criminal, but the officer told him his actions were criminal and that he was looking at felonies.
This is where the story becomes painfully simple. The driver said he ran because he did not want more trouble. But by fleeing, crashing, and continuing the pursuit, he turned whatever citation he feared into something far more serious.
A Breath Test Followed
The officer asked about the driver’s license status, and the driver said he had a license but had been pulled over twice before for speeding.
Police then had him perform tests and take a breath test.
The officer told him that while the general legal limit in Wisconsin is .08, that limit did not apply the same way to him because he was 19.
“For you, it’s zero,” the officer said.
The driver appeared surprised.
That moment is another reminder of how quickly young people can misunderstand the seriousness of a situation. A little alcohol, prior speeding tickets, a bad decision to flee, and a phone recording can all become part of one larger case.
According to Midwest Safety, Malachi, 19, was charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety and fleeing or eluding an officer resulting in bodily harm or property damage.
The crash caused significant damage involving the fleeing vehicle, a civilian car, and a Freightliner semi-truck.
The victim of the highway crash was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries and later released in stable condition, according to the channel’s host.
Midwest Safety also noted that all other occupants were temporarily detained during the investigation and released. They are not suspected of wrongdoing.
Malachi is innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
A Chase Treated Like Entertainment
The most disturbing part of the case may not be the speed alone, though 119 mph is already terrifying.
It is the way the pursuit was allegedly recorded as if it were entertainment.
Police chases are not movie scenes when they happen in real traffic. They are uncontrolled moments where innocent people can be hit, passengers can die, and a driver can destroy several lives trying to avoid a ticket.
In this case, the officer said the vehicle struck someone and kept going. A passenger said she was scared and begged the driver to stop. A civilian ended up hospitalized. The car was damaged heavily enough that officers called for a flatbed.
And all of it began with a reckless driving stop.
The lesson is not complicated. Running from police almost never makes the original problem smaller. It turns fear into felony-level danger, and every person in the car becomes trapped inside one driver’s decision.
For the teenagers in that Nissan, what may have started as reckless fun became a crash, a police takedown, a Snapchat investigation, and criminal charges that could follow the driver long after the video disappears.
Raised in a small Arizona town, Kevin grew up surrounded by rugged desert landscapes and a family of hunters. His background in competitive shooting and firearms training has made him an authority on self-defense and gun safety. A certified firearms instructor, Kevin teaches others how to properly handle and maintain their weapons, whether for hunting, home defense, or survival situations. His writing focuses on responsible gun ownership, marksmanship, and the role of firearms in personal preparedness.
