Please do not come to me for legal advice. I am a truck journalist, not a lawyer. However, if nasty males come after you, do not try to kill them with a pickup truck. A North Carolina man faces many charges after attempting to kill a police officer with a stolen Ford F-150.
North Carolina man busted for trying to kill a police officer with a truck
29-year-old Victor Alfonso Elvira-Tapia is facing various allegations, including felonies, in four separate North Carolina counties. The Durham man went on a crime spree in a stolen Ford F-150.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol said he was running from troopers in a Ford F-150. During a police chase, he attempted to collide with an officer. He reportedly reached 101 mph in a 35 mph zone during the pursuit.
The charges include:
- Two counts of felony fleeing/eluding arrest with a motor vehicle
- Two counts of misdemeanor failure to heed to a light or siren
- Two counts of misdemeanor reckless driving with wanton disregard
- Two counts of misdemeanor speeding
- Two counts of infractions driving left of center
- Two infractions of failure to stop at a steady red light
- Possession of a stolen motor vehicle
Elvira-Tapis is currently facing 35 counts in all, including earlier warrants. He is also suspected of shooting a man with a semi-automatic weapon and stealing a dump trailer in Granville County…