Video shows DPS trooper karate kick suspect off his motorcycle

A high-speed chase ends with a two-footed flying karate kick. A high-speed chase ends with a two-footed flying karate kick. Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety Image 1 of / 66 Caption Close Video shows DPS trooper karate kick suspect off his motorcycle 1 / 66 Back to Gallery

Dashcam footage shows an unusual ending to a high-speed chase, as a state trooper darts into the frame and throws a two-footed jump kick that knocks a surrendering suspect from his motorcycle.

Minutes before, another trooper pulled alongside the fleeing motorist and, through the window of his moving cruiser, fired four shots, one of which hit the suspect in the leg.

That all followed an almost 40 mile chase at speeds up to 130 mph that ended in the outskirts of Houston, the Austin American-Statesman reports, and resulted in the suspect's arrest for evading law enforcement, driving with an invalid license and possessing a prescription painkiller.

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The flying karate kick and shooting while driving, while strikingly Hollywood-esque, don't specifically violate Texas Department of Public Safety rules for highway chases, the Statesman reports. Shooting is a condoned means of ending a chase in certain cases—a tactic experts told the Statesman was "out of step with evolving national standards." The karate kick however was deemed excessive force after a lengthy review, and the offending officer was punished with two days of unpaid leave.