He’s not laughing now.
A Miami doofus shouted “Psych!” at a cop and laughed in his face whereas beginning to flee a site visitors cease — solely to nearly instantly crash his sports activities automotive right into a tractor-trailer, police stated.
Eduardo Barbaro Gonzalez, 42, was noticed by a Miami officer partaking in what seemed to be a drug deal in a shopping mall car parking zone round 11 p.m. Wednesday when he noticed the cop’s marked automotive and tried to drag away in his Dodge Charger.
The officer pulled his cruiser in entrance of Gonzalez’s automotive and lowered his window to try to speak to him, telling him he was not “free to go away,” in accordance with a police report obtained by WPLG.
Gonzalez, who was on probation on the time and had eight warrants towards him for numerous crimes, then “laughed out loud” and stated “Hahaha, psych!” as he pounded the fuel and sped off along with his tires smoking, cops stated.
About two blocks later, Gonzalez blew by way of a cease signal and crashed into an 18-wheeler, in accordance with police.
Gonzalez tried to run away on foot however might solely hobble after struggling a leg damage and was rapidly taken into custody.
The Miami native was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, the place he gave cops a pretend title and birthday. He was recognized by his fingerprints, and police discovered he had eight lively warrants and an open case with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Workplace for fleeing and eluding.
He was booked into jail Friday and faces a number of fleeing and eluding and resisting arrest costs.
He was additionally hit with costs on probation warrants together with involving aggravated battery with a lethal weapon, cocaine possession and grand theft.
