Teen Driver Intentionally Hits Officer on 270 - October 18

[Anonymous]

This story is insane, and the reason 270 was a mess this morning.

Raphael Mayorga (19), of Frederick, Maryland, was charged with attempted first-degree murder. Before the crash, officers clocked him speeding at 110 mph. He has previously faced multiple charges for speeding and reckless driving.

Mayorga was well known to the officer and had a history of high speeds and leading officers on chases. The officer has loss use of both legs, and remains in critical condition. Why wasn't this adult in jail for his previous violations? How does he still have access to a vehicle. Surely his license was at least suspended.


https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-officer-critically-hurt-in-i-270-crash-drivers-told-to-expect-delays/3446928/

[Anonymous]

This is where the death penalty would come in handy.

[Anonymous]

270 at that hour is nothing but a drag race corridor. I feel terrible for the officer.

[Anonymous]

According to another MC Officer on FB, they are collecting donations for Officer Kepp here

MC Law Enforcement Officers Relief Fund - https://www.mcleorf.org/donate

[Anonymous]

He didn’t have a license but drove anyway. He baited officers to chase him by running red lights in front of them.
Whoever provided him a car knowing he didn’t have a license should be charged too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is where the death penalty would come in handy.

Truly awful new! I wonder what the CE has in mind.


At a joint news conference with police on Wednesday afternoon, County Executive Marc Elrich called for action to stop repeat reckless drivers and pursue “criminalizing this in a different way.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is where the death penalty would come in handy.

Truly awful new! I wonder what the CE has in mind.


At a joint news conference with police on Wednesday afternoon, County Executive Marc Elrich called for action to stop repeat reckless drivers and pursue “criminalizing this in a different way.”

ie jail time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This story is insane, and the reason 270 was a mess this morning.

Raphael Mayorga (19), of Frederick, Maryland, was charged with attempted first-degree murder. Before the crash, officers clocked him speeding at 110 mph. He has previously faced multiple charges for speeding and reckless driving.

Mayorga was well known to the officer and had a history of high speeds and leading officers on chases. The officer has loss use of both legs, and remains in critical condition. Why wasn't this adult in jail for his previous violations? How does he still have access to a vehicle. Surely his license was at least suspended.


https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-officer-critically-hurt-in-i-270-crash-drivers-told-to-expect-delays/3446928/

He actually hasn't gone to court on any of them, from what I can see in Case Search. He's got a WILD number of tickets (76 if I'm excluding AKAs correctly; he's slight variations of his name listed as AKAs on all of them), but they're all from this year. He wasn't arrested on any of them, just given citations. Some are incarcerable, like knowingly driving without insurance and fleeing and eluding, but I guess the police in those incidents elected to give him a ticket rather than arrest him. I know that it at least used to be possible (and common) to arrest someone for fleeing and eluding, but I haven't done criminal law in Montgomery County in ages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This story is insane, and the reason 270 was a mess this morning.

Raphael Mayorga (19), of Frederick, Maryland, was charged with attempted first-degree murder. Before the crash, officers clocked him speeding at 110 mph. He has previously faced multiple charges for speeding and reckless driving.

Mayorga was well known to the officer and had a history of high speeds and leading officers on chases. The officer has loss use of both legs, and remains in critical condition. Why wasn't this adult in jail for his previous violations? How does he still have access to a vehicle. Surely his license was at least suspended.


https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-officer-critically-hurt-in-i-270-crash-drivers-told-to-expect-delays/3446928/

Because in the US, there are almost no consequences for driving dangerously. Driving is apparently a right, not a privilege.

[Anonymous]

just look at the topics on this forum compared to a few years ago, if that doesn't show the decline of this area...........

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This story is insane, and the reason 270 was a mess this morning.

Raphael Mayorga (19), of Frederick, Maryland, was charged with attempted first-degree murder. Before the crash, officers clocked him speeding at 110 mph. He has previously faced multiple charges for speeding and reckless driving.

Mayorga was well known to the officer and had a history of high speeds and leading officers on chases. The officer has loss use of both legs, and remains in critical condition. Why wasn't this adult in jail for his previous violations? How does he still have access to a vehicle. Surely his license was at least suspended.


https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-officer-critically-hurt-in-i-270-crash-drivers-told-to-expect-delays/3446928/

He actually hasn't gone to court on any of them, from what I can see in Case Search. He's got a WILD number of tickets (76 if I'm excluding AKAs correctly; he's slight variations of his name listed as AKAs on all of them), but they're all from this year. He wasn't arrested on any of them, just given citations. Some are incarcerable, like knowingly driving without insurance and fleeing and eluding, but I guess the police in those incidents elected to give him a ticket rather than arrest him. I know that it at least used to be possible (and common) to arrest someone for fleeing and eluding, but I haven't done criminal law in Montgomery County in ages.

Has Council member Jawando said anything about this? He submitted a bill a while back that would make it tougher to be pulled over. Sounds like we need the opposite! obviously the police didn’t feel they had enough support/political coverage to put this guy in jail before now…..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This story is insane, and the reason 270 was a mess this morning.

Raphael Mayorga (19), of Frederick, Maryland, was charged with attempted first-degree murder. Before the crash, officers clocked him speeding at 110 mph. He has previously faced multiple charges for speeding and reckless driving.

Mayorga was well known to the officer and had a history of high speeds and leading officers on chases. The officer has loss use of both legs, and remains in critical condition. Why wasn't this adult in jail for his previous violations? How does he still have access to a vehicle. Surely his license was at least suspended.


https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-officer-critically-hurt-in-i-270-crash-drivers-told-to-expect-delays/3446928/

He actually hasn't gone to court on any of them, from what I can see in Case Search. He's got a WILD number of tickets (76 if I'm excluding AKAs correctly; he's slight variations of his name listed as AKAs on all of them), but they're all from this year. He wasn't arrested on any of them, just given citations. Some are incarcerable, like knowingly driving without insurance and fleeing and eluding, but I guess the police in those incidents elected to give him a ticket rather than arrest him. I know that it at least used to be possible (and common) to arrest someone for fleeing and eluding, but I haven't done criminal law in Montgomery County in ages.

Has Council member Jawando said anything about this? He submitted a bill a while back that would make it tougher to be pulled over. Sounds like we need the opposite! obviously the police didn’t feel they had enough support/political coverage to put this guy in jail before now…..

His bill would not make it tougher to be pulled over for speeding or reckless driving.

People almost never go to jail for speeding or reckless driving. Not even when they kill people. Also, police don't make that decision. Go yell at the county state's attorney and state law.

[Anonymous]

The driving is nuts after pandemic. Millennials who drive 70 thousand dollar pickups are the worst offenders IMHO. Prayers for this officer. This is a life altering event.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is where the death penalty would come in handy.

[phone]

[Anonymous]

Haul this creep and his parents in and charge all of them for this disgusting crime. Take away his license to drive (anywhere) forever.

I pray that officer gains use of his legs again.