A guy who police claimed swiped a Maryland state highway truck, rammed a number of lorries and led authorities on a nearly 30-mile chase last February, begged guilty Thursday to assault and other related costs.
Police come close to a stolen Maryland State Highway Administration truck after the motorist led cops on virtually 30-mile-long chase. (Courtesy: 7News)( 7News/SkyTrak7).
A guy, who cops said swiped a Maryland state highway truck, rammed numerous lorries and led authorities on an almost 30-mile chase in February, begged guilty Thursday to attack and other fees.
Flavio Lanuza, 27, of Laurel, can confront 14 years and 10 months behind bars when he is punished in December. The fees include second-degree attack on a police officer, leaving and thwarting a marked police car and 11 matters of failure to return and continue to be on the scene of a crash, according to a news release from the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
On Feb. 16, authorities claimed Lanuza was associated with a hit-and run on the Inner Loophole of the Capital Beltway before he took off the scene and drove to a park-and-ride whole lot, going off the roadway and striking a guard rail.
A State Highway Administration CHART lorry responded to the scene and examined the driver. That’s when Maryland State Police said Lanuza got out of his lorry and took the state vehicle.
Lanuza drove the stolen SHA graph truck for over an hour going nearly 30 miles on Course 29 with Prince George’s and Montgomery regions, striking greater than a loads lorries and hurting a noncombatant and two police authorities.
Lanuza was “maniacally collapsing right into cars,” including a Maryland state trooper, WTOP’s Dave Dildine reported at the time. He additionally struck a number of low-hanging high-voltage line during his attempt to escape capture.
At one point, he “struck another MSP automobile, and remained to press the car a range greater than 50 feet,” according to court records.
Court files stated that at the very least four Montgomery Region law enforcement agent had the ability to take Lanuza into protection after a brief battle. Lanuza later admitted consuming alcohol and authorities discovered open containers inside his initial car.
Throughout his bond hearing, Lanuza’s attorney Maria Mena suggested in court that he was having a psychotic episode at the time of the high-speed chase. The judge ordered he be held without bond.
A sentencing hearing for Lanuza is arranged for Dec. 12 in Montgomery Region.
