Fontana police stop a 1947 Suburban that lost its brakes by getting in front of it and using the police cruiser to bring it to a stop... yay good cop! Donut time!

Alexis Pritchard and her grandfather share ownership of this cool ol lowrider, 

Much better video news at this following clip: 

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/fontana-police-stop-runaway-vintage-car-by-crashing-into-it/

How turning off the engine, and downshifting, didn't get it to slow to a stop for 5 miles, I can't understand. No parking brake? Maybe, and I don't guess that I have any clue if leaving a car with an automatic transmission in gear, and turning off the engine, would result. I figure as long as you don't have it in park, it's just going to act as a drag, and slow the car down pretty well with the engine off. 

What do you all think? No brakes, no parking brake, what can be done from inside a car to get it to slow down other than turn off the engine, and look for an uphill slope, sloppy mud or big lawn area... or a lot of bushes to run into? 

As long as you don't hit a fire hydrant, telephone pole or utility box, anything like yards and bushes ought to slow you down, right?