Looking back over the comments, you have done a good job of calling out the police for what they did.
However, you haven’t offered any solutions or alternatives to a very real problem they faced.
What *should* they have done?
What should they have done?
Well if they couldn’t stop an overladen minivan being driven by a panicky woman perhaps they shouldn’t be cops.
Perhaps that means boxing her in. Spike strips to deflate her tires. Or maybe just follow her until she comes to her right mind and stops.
Lots of options which don’t involve endangering the children more than the woman was doing.