Wild Grand Theft Auto-style police chase ends with driver ploughing car into an airplane

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Diomande, A. (2026, October 19). Wild Grand Theft Auto-style police chase ends with driver ploughing car into an airplane. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16220771/Wild-Grand-Theft-Auto-style-police.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-19 · by Aisha Diomande

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A high-speed police chase in Phoenix ended with a car crashing into an airplane at Scottsdale Airport early Saturday morning. The driver initially refused to stop when approached by police and led them on a pursuit that included driving through airport gates and onto the tarmac before colliding with a private plane inside a hangar. Two suspects, Liberty Dawn Still, 33, and Michael Gregory Wall, 24, fled but were later apprehended and charged with multiple felonies; the FBI is also investigating due to trespassing at the airport.
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📰 Police Chase Ends With Car Crash Into Plane
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Aisha Diomande
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FOX 10 Phoenix PD Scottsdale The Daily Mail the Phoenix Police Department

Subjects

Chris Berrelleza PERSON · 2× FOX 10 ORG · 2× Liberty Dawn Still PERSON · 2× Michael Gregory Wall PERSON · 2× Phoenix PD ORG · 2× Scottsdale GPE · 2× The Daily Mail ORG · 2× Wall PERSON · 1× the Arizona Republic ORG · 1× the Phoenix Police Department ORG · 1×

Narrative

A wild high-speed police chase unfolded like a scene from Grand Theft Auto before it ended with a driver racing through an airport and crashing into an airplane A man and a woman, later identified as Liberty Dawn Still, 33, and Michael Gregory Wall, 24, jumped out of the car and ran towards the tarmac Wall was tased by officers after he resisted arrest.
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Claims (21 extracted, 0 hedged)

A wild high-speed police chase unfolded like a scene from Grand Theft Auto before it ended with a driver racing through an airport and crashing into an airplane. asserted
driver → unfold → airplane
Officers with the Phoenix Police Department tried to stop a car connected to an illegal street racing group at 11 pm on Saturday, the Arizona Republic reported. asserted
Republic → try → Saturday
The driver failed to stop, and police responded by following the car in a helicopter. asserted
police → fail → helicopter
The car was followed into the city of Scottsdale, where it was seen coming to a stop at a locked security gate at the airport. asserted
it → follow → airport
Officers cornered the car but the driver then suddenly reversed into one of the police vehicles. asserted
driver → corner → vehicles
The car then sped through another airport gate and drove onto the tarmac. The chase came to a stop when the driver smashed into a plane inside a private hangar at the airport. asserted
driver → speed → airport
A man and a woman, later identified as Liberty Dawn Still, 33, and Michael Gregory Wall, 24, jumped out of the car and ran towards the tarmac. asserted
man → identify → tarmac
A wild high-speed police chase unfolded like a scene from Grand Theft Auto before it ended with a driver racing through an airport and crashing into an airplane A man and a woman, later identified as Liberty Dawn Still, 33, and Michael Gregory Wall, 24, jumped out of the car and ran towards the tarmac Wall was tased by officers after he resisted arrest. asserted
he → unfold → arrest
Both were later taken to jail and booked for multiple felony charges. asserted
Both → take → charges
The FBI is also investigating after they trespassed into the airport. asserted
they → investigate → airport
Sergeant Chris Berrelleza told FOX 10 that detectives were 'able to successfully launch a GPS tracking device onto the back bumper of that vehicle' before the pair were arrested. asserted
pair → tell → vehicle
Berrelleza said detectives were able to safely monitor the direction the vehicle was heading. asserted
vehicle → say → direction
During the chase, an air traffic control audio recording captured a warning officers gave to pilots. asserted
officers → capture → pilots
'It appears to be a police helicopter orbiting right over Scott's airport; there's a police chase that ended up on the airfield,' ATC Audio reported to the airline. asserted
Audio → appear → airline
Sergeant Chris Berrelleza told FOX 10 that a great effort detectives on scene made that day was being 'able to successfully launch a GPS tracking device onto the back bumper of that vehicle'' asserted
detectives → tell → vehicle
Airport operations were not affected by the chase. Phoenix Police Department sent a statement to The Daily Mail saying: 'Two people are in Phoenix Police custody stemming from an incident at Scottsdale Airport around 11:15 p.m. last night.' ' asserted
people → affect → p.m.
Phoenix PD was attempting to stop a vehicle when the driver rammed through an access gate on the west side of the Scottsdale Airport and then briefly drove onto the tarmac area before crashing into a private hangar and into a plane inside, damaging both.' asserted
driver → attempt → both
'Phoenix officers were able to arrest the driver and passenger shortly after the collision.' asserted
officers → arrest → collision
Scottsdale officers responded to assist Phoenix PD by securing the airport and taking reports for the damage to the gate, private hangar, and plane. asserted
officers → respond → gate
Airport operations were not affected during the incident. asserted
operations → affect → incident
The Daily Mail reached out to the Scottsdale Airport for further comment. asserted
Mail → reach → comment
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