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A fleeing biker became engulfed in flames after cops Tased him.
Christopher Gaylor, 38, was riding his motorcycle eastbound on Asher Avenue near Pine Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, around 1.20am on October 13 with no license plate showing, according to authorities.
Gaylor refused to stop and apparently rode up to 100mph while ignoring several traffic lights and stop signs.
Another state trooper began trailing him on Interstate 30.
A video captured the moment that a state trooper Tasered the biker and immediately set him aflame (Pictures: Arkansas Police Department)
A video Arkansas State Police provided to 40/29 News shows Gaylor jumping off his motorcycle in North Little Rock and running.
In the distance, a state trooper catches up to Gaylor and Tasers him. Immediately, Gaylor lights up in flames and drops. The fire spreads to the ground and Gaylor gets up, still ablaze.
Gaylor rolls around and gets up various times before troopers use a fire extinguisher to spray him. The air becomes smoky and troopers are seen surrounding Gaylor as the fire is put out.
The fire was caused by a gallon of gasoline that Gaylor had in his backpack, according to authorities.
Troopers used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire on the biker (Picture: Arkansas Police Department)
Gaylor was transported to a hospital and is expected to recover.
He has been charged with felony fleeing, driving with a suspended license, reckless driving, failing to register a vehicle and not having liability insurance.
The troopers do not face any charges or disciplinary actions.
It is not the first time that a police stun gun has set a man on fire.
The biker had a gallon of gasoline in his backpack (Picture: Arkansas Police Department)
The electric discharge from a deputy who fired his Taser at a Wawa gas station in Orange County, Florida, started a fire that burned a man’s body and injured three other deputies in February.
Surveillance footage showed an Osceola County deputy tackling a man identified as Jean Barreto and filling his dirt bike with gas. An explosion occurred seconds later.
‘While being cooked alive, Mr Barreto sustained third degree burns on approximately 75% of his body, front and back from his feet to the bottom of his neck,’ said his lawyer Mark Nejame.
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The fire was caused by a gallon of gasoline that the biker was carrying in his backpack.