Watch: Stolen Car Suspect Stops To Pump Gas Mid-Police Chase In LA

A man in a reportedly stolen blue Infiniti led California police on a 100 MPH chase Friday, stopping mid-pursuit to pump gas, KABC reported.

Video showed him at a Shell station in Wilshire, Los Angeles, nervously fueling up with his shirt pulled over his face, according to the New York Post. A motorcyclist at the next pump seemed unaware of the drama.

“He couldn’t be acting any more suspicious, I’ll tell you that,” a news chopper reporter remarked. The reporter also noted no police were nearby, giving the man over a minute to fill up.

The Post, citing KABC, writes that after calmly screwing the nozzle back on, he sped away, later driving under an overpass to dodge helicopters. He abandoned the car, which rolled into a light pole.

The chopper reporter called it, “Maybe his smartest move of the night.”

Police believe another driver may have helped him escape, according to KABC.

The chase drew widespread attention on social media, with viewers watching live helicopter coverage in disbelief as the suspect casually stopped for gas mid-pursuit. Commentators noted the unusual decision by officers to repeatedly pull back, a tactic sometimes used to reduce danger to the public during high-speed pursuits.