DPS troopers deploy grappler to stop Mesa street racing suspects

Officials with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) are talking about their recent use of a device to bring a vehicle to a safe stop.

The incident happened on June 10, according to officials, but a statement detailing what happened was released on June 26. Officials say DPS Troopers, along with other Street Racing Task Force partners, responded to reports of vehicle involved in intersection takeovers across the Phoenix area.

"During an incident at an intersection in Mesa, one of the involved drivers struck a pedestrian participant and then fled the scene," read a portion of the statement.

DPS officials say the suspect car was eventually tracked down, and a DPS sergeant deployed the Grappler Police Bumper, which netted one of the car's rear tires, and brought the car to a stop.

"The driver and passenger, both 17-year-old males, were detained, and cited for street racing and the vehicle was impounded."