In a jaw-dropping incident, police utilized a gadget reminiscent of Batman’s arsenal to halt a suspect during a high-speed car chase. Tragically, after the chase concluded, the individual took his own life.

Officers from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department were in hot pursuit of a white Cadillac along Antigua Drive in Jurupa Valley. The chase ensued on Wednesday following the vehicle’s escape from a tense standoff at a high school.

Astonishing footage captured the moment officers employed a cutting-edge grappling device designed to latch onto the suspect’s car and send it spiraling into the guardrails.

As law enforcement closed in, a deputy attempted to ensnare the rear driver’s side tire with a nylon net, aiming to immobilize the axle. Unfortunately, the engagement was not successful.

The high-speed grappling attempt caused the car to fishtail dramatically, veering wildly across all lanes of Bellegrave Avenue before it finally careened onto the curb.

The vehicle then collided head-on with a robust concrete retaining wall. The crash was so severe that it crumpled the front of the car, creating a plume of dust and debris that scattered into a nearby residential yard.

“All of a sudden, I see a white car start coming down the street really fast. And then they did their maneuver, and I see it coming at the wall, and I ran away from the wall as fast as I could,” the man who barely missed being a bystander casualty in the terrible crash told the outlet.

“As I was going, I just heard like a ‘boom,’ and out of the corners of my eyes, I could see things flying away from me.”

“This is insane. Like, you would never think this would happen to you, pretty much,” he added.

After the high-speed crash, a three-hour standoff ensued as the suspect refused to exit the shattered Cadillac, leading deputies to utilize drones, armored vehicles, and eventually tear gas to force a surrender.

When the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department finally breached the vehicle and pulled the man out at approximately 5:45 p.m., they found him motionless.

He was pronounced dead at the scene from what authorities determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound sustained during the standoff.

The high-speed pursuit was initiated after Riverside County deputies spotted the suspect, who was wanted for grand theft.

The man also appeared to have been armed, according to authorities, which led to SWAT teams and other capture operations.

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