Two students were involved in the traffic violation that ended in a woman being shot by a Taser on Thursday night in front of the Bizzell Memorial Library.

Sam Cook, psychology junior, and Emily White, psychology junior, said they were driving together near campus when they encountered the car that would later cause havoc on campus.

“We were in the right lane headed south on Classen when we noticed this white car was trying to cut in front of us but didn’t have nearly enough room,” White said.

She said another car in the other southbound lane was driving just ahead of them.

“I guess whoever was driving the white car was really pissed and wanted to cut in front of us as soon as they could,” White said.

Cook said when the car that was next to them pulled ahead of his vehicle, the white car sped up and attempted to cut him off to get in his lane.

“I laid on my horn and just as I did that, I saw there was a cop behind me that turned on his lights,” Cook said. “It was after he turned on his lights we just saw this car just take off down the road.”

White said when she and Cook reached Brooks Street, they were able to see more of the chase.

“The gates for the railroad crossing were down and the lights were flashing, but she just weaved through those, and then the officer who was in an SUV did the same,” White said.

Witnesses said the driver would later run over traffic barriers on Brooks Street with her car, take out another set of traffic barriers, then pop the curb and drive on the sidewalk in front of the library, where she then took off on foot and was shot by a Taser.

Damage visible to the car on the scene was a missing bumper from the front of the car and a large gash on the driver’s side of the car. The front wheels of the car were worn down to their rims from the chase.

“She was driving on rims as she popped the curb and headed down the sidewalk,” said witness James Alexander, accounting and finance sophomore.

Alexander said just as the driver crossed the south entrance of the library, she stopped and got out of her car.

“She just stopped and started running from the police,” Alexander said.

“I was coming out of the library and I saw her run out of her car,” said Elijah Anderson, University College freshman. “One of the women officers ran after her and then she Tasered her.”

Anderson and Alexander said the police threatened to Taser the woman a second time.

“It was a pretty loud pop when the Taser went off and then she screamed pretty loudly,” Anderson said.

Alexander said he watched the officers place the driver in the back of the car.

“She said she was in pain,” Alexander said. “Then she tried to lay down in the car and the police were upset because her legs were sticking out.”

Witnesses said they heard the driver say she was pregnant as officers attempted to place her in the car after being placed into police custody.

“I think she’s just drunk,” Anderson said.