"Scooby-Doo" Mystery Machine Outruns Police

REDDING - The radio chatter must have been interesting as Redding Police on Sunday chased a van, mocked-up as the Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, at speeds of up to 100 mph before loosing sight of the driver.

The suspect, identified as 51-year-old Sharon Kay Turman, eventually abandoned the vehicle in an area of northwestern Tehama County and disappeared, though a CHP helicopter hovered overhead.

According to multiple sources, the Redding Police Department was alerted to a probation violation involving Turman just before 1 p.m. on Sunday.

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat says shortly thereafter, officers spotted Turman in the Mystery Machine, a 1994 Chrysler Town and Country minivan, on a local street.

Police say Turman fled when officers tried to pull her over, reportedly reaching speeds of over 100 mph, adding that Turman nearly hit four separate vehicles.

Deputies were forced to call off the pursuit due to public safety concerns when the Mystery Machine reached speeds of 100 mph in Tehama County, according to local tv station KRCR.

Sharon Kay Turman jumped out of the van and disappeared, police said. Her whereabouts are unknown, but her vehicle was found later in northwestern Tehama County.

The official Scooby-Doo website says the Mystery Machine "is always ready to provide a quick getaway."

In this case, fantasy became reality.

-images via: The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek, and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license; Redding Police Department