California police are going to need some Scooby Snacks to solve the real-life Mystery of the Disappearing Driver — after a woman escaped into thin air after leading cops on a high-speed chase in a “Mystery Machine” van lookalike.
Sharon Kay Turman blew through a traffic stop Sunday afternoon in Redding, Calif. in her 1994 Chrysler minivan that was painted to look just like the gang’s car in “Scooby Doo.”
Cops pursued Turman, 51, who sped through the city at about 100 miles per hour, nearly cornering her at an intersection where she ran a red light and slammed the van into four cars, according to the Redding Police Department.
Sharon Kay Turman was driving a van that looked a lot like Scooby-Doo’s Mystery Machine.Getty ImagesBut she continued driving, causing cops to phone in for back up from the California Highway Patrol, which sent a helicopter that spotted the neon blue and green vehicle.
The chase took a dramatic turn when authorities realized that Turman — wanted for violating her probation — had abandoned the van and vanished in a scene straight out of the classic cartoon.
Police remain on Turman’s trail.
