ESCAPE FAIL! Intoxicated TX Man Flees Cops, Drives SUV into a Lake, Swims into Arrest for DUI, F&E and Drug Posssession ~ Call Michael A. Haber, Esq. @ 1-888-SHARK-8-1

Escape FAIL (caught on Dash Cam Video)! An Impaired TX Driver who tried to Flee Police, led Cops on a Chase through a Residential Neighborhood, ends up Driving into a Lake, Bailing from Window of Sinking SUV and Swimming his way into an Arrest for DUI, Fleeing and Eluding and Drug Possession

Meet 40 y/o Daniel Basham of Arlington, Texas. That’s his mug shot below…

Danny-boy way arrested on Friday, November 10, 2017 for DUI, Fleeing and Eluding Police and Drug Possession after he led cops on an ill-fated and short-lived chase.

None of this is speculation, and Danny won’t have much of a defense… all the Judge or jury (or you) need to do is to watch the 1 and a half minute dash cam video (which you can see by clicking here).

According to Arlington police the chase began after a person approached an officer and advised that a drunk driver might have run into their car twice. After providing a description of the vehicle cops searched and spotted it quickly, and just as quickly Danny-Boy bolted.

Police dash cam video shows Daniel backing out of a driveway, whipping through a residential neighborhood, proceeding down a winding road and ending up on a straightaway which led toward a lake.

Given 2 choices – either A) stopping (and being nabbed) or B) proceeding straight into the lake (and presumably hoping to avoid arrest) – Daniel opted for choice B…

Once in the lake Daniel exited through his car’s window and first attempted to swim to the other side of the lake, however he was quickly apprehended by police officers at the dock.

Although I can’t find anything to suggest ether what his BAC was or what drugs he is suspected of being under the influence of, police reportedly ultimately recovered some sort of a controlled substance from inside of his vehicle.

Memo to Daniel Basham and the Folks:

Memo to Daniel Basham and the Folks continued: When it comes to the subject of drinking and driving, the best advice that you are ever going to hear is: “Don’t do it! Get a DD (Designated Driver), not a DUI”.

Be smart{er than Joseph Maine}: Don’t drink and drive, but, if you do, just say “NO{thing}”, don’t blow (in FL your 2nd subsequent refusal is a crime) and call me stat at 305-798-2220 or 1-888-SHARK-8-1.

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