This fraud guy was told about 20 times by the 911 police operator to put it in neutral but he kept saying he could not. The whole thing is a fraud. The guy was broke and his car was behind on his payments etc etc.
Almost every thing I have read, have heard and been told is modern brakes will stop any car. This was true with the Audi 5000/100.
I've got a 2005 SUV with 4WD-Low capability that I need in winter for my steep country driveway. I went out one very cold morning and the engine was initially racing (around 1800 RPM). I threw it in 1st (1-low) and it started moving forward like it could climb a tree. I hit the brakes but they had iced and it seemed at first like I couldn't stop the car. So I really stood on the brake pedal, and it stopped the car with some effort.
Modern brakes will stop any car. Of course they might get kinda warm in the process if the engine is racing.