Thieves crash an SUV into an NJ home after throwing it over a guardrail and falling 21 feet

This is the moment two thieves launched an SUV over a New Jersey guardrail and fell 21 feet to escape police.

Two thieves tried to evade police in Verona, New Jersey on Sunday by driving over a guardrail and throwing a stolen vehicle 21 feet up.

Verona Police Department responded to a request for assistance from North Caldwell Police Department for a stolen vehicle just after midnight on Sunday.

The car was found on the outskirts of Verona by a tracking system on Hilltop Drive. Officer McMahon, whose first name has not been released, located the vehicle and called for backup.

As three officers approached the vehicle, they “attempted to flee the complex by driving off-road, hitting several parked cars, eventually going over a retaining wall and falling 21 feet.”

Two thieves attempted to evade police by swerving over a guardrail in Verona, New Jersey, on Sunday

After the thieves were approached by three officers, the drive peeled out of the driveway and immediately drove off the cliff

It hurtled through the guardrail (pictured) before falling 21 feet. The passenger was arrested at the scene, while the ride was later arrested after fleeing the scene

Bodycam footage shows the white SUV peeling out of the driveway with screeching tires as it crashed into the flimsy guardrail and tumbled down the cliff.

Plunging down the hill, the car landed nose first before rolling onto the top and hitting the house below.

Photos released by the two departments show the car with the front bumper ripped off.

The accident caused property damage to the home’s balcony and damaged one of the homeowner’s cars.

The driver, who has not been identified, escaped the accident and fled on foot but was later arrested. The passenger was found near the wreckage and taken into custody by North Caldwell Police.

Both were taken to the hospital for medical examinations.

The two police departments are now warning residents to “lock their vehicles and remove the key fob.”

“This video is an example of how brazen and reckless these car thieves are to avoid arrest,” the joint statement said.

It fell before crashing into the house (pictured) below

It rolled over into the homeowner’s car, causing property damage to the home