The chaos began around 2:40 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6 along the eastbound lanes of the interstate near Eisenhower Avenue when troopers were investigating a pair o crashes.
A third crash happened behind them, and one of the drivers involved—later identified as the 38-year-old Caneza—sped off from the scene after briefly stopping, state police said.
Caneza made it less than a mile before getting into another crash, troopers said. He then ditched his car and fled on foot, crossing both eastbound and westbound lanes of I-495 before disappearing into a wooded area…