India, Aug. 16 -- A couple and their young children endured a terrifying cab ride on Thursday after their 24-year-old driver suddenly sped off at 100km/hr to evade a police checkpoint near Noida Sector 119, refusing to stop despite their repeated, desperate pleas. Police followed the vehicle for a few kilometres but called off the chase to avoid triggering an accident. The cab driver then dropped off the passengers and fled, and was arrested later that night, police said on Friday.

Two videos of the incident, recorded by the passengers, show the driver saying, "They will seize my car due to incomplete paperwork." While the woman can be seen shouting in panic and the children are crying, the father can be heard saying, "I have kids with m...