Victor A. Caneza fled from a multi-vehicle crash on I-495, leading police on a pursuit through the interstate before disappearing into a drainage system.
Things began around 2:40 p.m. on Monday when state troopers responded to two motor vehicle crashes on the eastbound side of I-495 near Eisenhower Avenue. A third crash occurred shortly after, and a trooper instructed the involved drivers to move their vehicles to the right shoulder. Both drivers complied and were told to remain in their vehicles. However, one driver, later identified as Victor A. Caneza, 38, allegedly sped away from the scene, prompting a police pursuit.
Less than a mile down the road, Caneza was involved in another crash. He then abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot across both eastbound and westbound lanes of the interstate, police said. Caneza entered a wooded area and a drainage system beneath the interstate, eventually returning to the eastbound side. Troopers spotted him crawling through a smaller drainpipe but were unable to apprehend him as the pipe narrowed to an 18-inch diameter. Troopers stationed themselves at nearby drain covers, and a Fairfax County Police drone was deployed but faced signal interference. After three hours, troopers discovered a drainpipe opening nearly a quarter-mile from the entry point. A local resident reported seeing an individual exit a manhole 30 minutes earlier
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT POLICE CHASE ESCAPE DRAINPIPE FAIRFAX COUNTY
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