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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This story is insane, and the reason 270 was a mess this morning.

[quote]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.[/quote]

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.  [b]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. [/b]

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

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.[/quote]

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