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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,869 posts)
Sat Feb 17, 2024, 03:14 AM Feb 2024

Man arrested after stealing Maryland State Highway truck sparks high-speed chase, injuring 1 driver and 4 officers

This on the TV when I got back home from the Aldi with my bread and milk. I already had toilet paper.

Man arrested after stealing Maryland State Highway truck sparks high-speed chase, injuring 1 driver and 4 officers

Ivy Lyons | ilyons@wtop.com
Dave Dildine | ddildine@wtop.com
Thomas Robertson | trobertson@wtop.com
February 16, 2024, 11:59 PM

The driver who led Maryland troopers on a chase along Route 29 and through the surrounding suburban neighborhoods in a stolen state highway truck has been arrested.



Police approach a stolen Maryland State Highway Administration truck after the driver led police on a chase and came to a stop between White Oak and Four Corners.(Courtesy 7News)

Officials said the man struck more than a dozen drivers in the state’s CHART vehicle before being arrested at 6:30 p.m. — more than an hour after the incident began.

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Man arrested after stealing Maryland State Highway truck sparks high-speed chase, injuring 1 driver and 4 officers (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 OP
Waiting for the typical reply saying that he shouldnt have been chased MichMan Feb 2024 #1
Watched in on Channel 4 News Deep State Witch Feb 2024 #2

MichMan

(13,139 posts)
1. Waiting for the typical reply saying that he shouldnt have been chased
Sat Feb 17, 2024, 03:09 PM
Feb 2024

The police had the license plate number. At least that is what I always see posted here whenever there is a police pursuit.

Deep State Witch

(11,244 posts)
2. Watched in on Channel 4 News
Sat Feb 17, 2024, 08:18 PM
Feb 2024

We watched in on Channel 4 news. Pretty crazy! Did they ever say WTF he meant to do?

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