{"id":89096,"date":"2025-08-13T07:45:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T04:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/?p=89096"},"modified":"2025-08-13T18:34:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:34:42","slug":"the-car-chase-near-jerusalem-from-roar-to-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/the-car-chase-near-jerusalem-from-roar-to-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"The Car Chase Near Jerusalem: From Roar to Flames"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, during the night when the road was almost empty, a police chase after a stolen car just half an hour from Jerusalem near the Hotsa Shomron crossing ended in high drama: the vehicle overturned, caught fire, and the driver \u2013 an illegal resident \u2013 was pulled from the flames while injured. Police say such incidents are part of a crime wave that undermines the safety of Jerusalem\u2019s residents<\/p>\n

Spike Strip, Crash \u2013 and Rescue Through Smoke and Fire<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Border Police forces signaled the driver to pull over, but he accelerated toward the exit to the West Bank in an attempt to escape. A quickly deployed spike strip punctured two of the vehicle\u2019s tires, but the driver continued at high speed. The chase ended when the suspect lost control at a traffic circle, struck a utility pole, and overturned. Within seconds, flames engulfed the vehicle\u2019s front<\/p>\n

Border Police officers rushed to the burning car, pulled the injured driver from the flames, and provided initial medical treatment until Magen David Adom paramedics arrived. He was taken to hospital for further care under police escort<\/p>\n

Police said the suspect \u2013 a minor from the West Bank and an illegal resident \u2013 completed medical treatment and was transferred for questioning at the Tel Aviv North police station<\/p>\n

(Owl Rescue in Jerusalem \u2013 Police Stunned by Car Discovery<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jerusalem\u2019s Car Theft Wave and Rising Tensions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jerusalem District Police note that recent months have seen a sharp rise in car theft attempts, particularly in the northern and eastern neighborhoods of the city and on roads leading from Jerusalem to the West Bank. Some vehicles are stolen for dismantling, while others are used in criminal or security-related activity. Residents report growing tension, and in some areas, a decline in their sense of personal safety. Police are deploying patrols, ambushes, and surprise checkpoints, stressing that public cooperation is key to reducing the phenomenon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amid Jerusalem\u2019s car theft surge \u2013 a chase ended with the rescue of an illegal resident from a burning car<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":89097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"9319","_seopress_titles_title":"The Car Chase Near Jerusalem: From Roar to Flames","_seopress_titles_desc":"Amid Jerusalem\u2019s car theft surge \u2013 a chase ended with the rescue of an illegal resident from a burning car","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10327,9320,9314],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-89096","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking","8":"category-jerusalem-news","9":"category-main-item"},"acf":{"subtitle":"Amid Jerusalem\u2019s car theft surge \u2013 a chase ended with the rescue of an illegal resident from a burning car"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}