(Lincoln Journal-Star) A short pursuit following a traffic stop near Bridgeport, has led to two arrests and the seizure of a gift-wrapped package containing seven pounds of marijuana, the Nebraska State Patrol says.

Patrol Spokeswoman Deb Collins said at about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, a State Patrol trooper attempted a traffic stop on a 2002 Chevy Tahoe for failing to signal on U.S. 385 near Angora, Neb.

The trooper briefly contacted the driver, who said he had no registration or insurance and had a suspended license.

  No insurance, no registration, no license, seven pounds of weed… what could possibly go wrong?

Collins said when the trooper asked the driver, Miguel Velasquez, to get out of the vehicle, he sped away.

The pursuit lasted three miles and reached speeds of 60 mph. It ended when Velasquez’s Tahoe left U.S. 385 and drove into a cornfield.

The SUV ended up on its side in heavy snow, and Velasquez fled on foot, Collins said. He was found about 40 minutes later and taken into custody without incident.

Never run from police.  You and your rig are not faster than radio waves, helicopters, police cruisers, and bullets.  You could have gotten yourself, the pregnant girl your were driving, the police officers, and innocent motorists killed or injured.  While seven pounds of weed in Nebraska is a five-year felony, it’s much tougher on your lawyer to get you out of those charges when you’ve run from the police.  And of course, if you have no license, insurance, and registration, don’t drive, especially with weed!  For a cool cannabis consumer with those items, this would have been a ticket for failure to signal for a driver carrying an unremarkable Christmas present.