Yeah, that’s the first thing I thought. I’m guessing something else happened were not hearing about. This off duty cop did something or lost something and he needs a cover story.
There is no other plausible excuse for the real cop not immediately arresting him or chasing him or slamming into his car thereby disabling it. WE WANT DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING TESTS FROM THE INCIDENT, oh, you mean you didn’t take one, Charge him anyway and fire him for incompetence.