Catalytic converter was my first guess .....
True. A catalytic converter could get hot enough to light some grass.
As soon as he stopped, he said “I don’t recommend doing that. What I just did, but...I don’t do it that often, so...”
Then he sniffed, and said more quietly, “Smells like smoke.”
That was fast.
Catalytic converter was my first guess .....
Yeh, looks to me that the RAV4 May have been the cause of the grass fire directly in front of the cruiser. Btw, anyone know the make/model of the cruiser? In Texas most of our LEOs now drive Tahoes. 140 mph is impressive for a Tahoe.