The man who led police in Maryland on a 30-mile chase after stealing a state highway help truck in February, ramming vehicles and injuring officers during a stunning act broadcast live by news helicopters, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.
Flavio Cesar Lanuza, 27, of Laurel, pleaded guilty in September to charges of second-degree assault on law enforcement, fleeing and eluding police resulting in injury and 11 counts of failure to remain at the scene of a crash.
Lanuza struck more than a dozen vehicles during the Feb. 16 pursuit, including a Maryland State Police cruiser that he pushed more than 50 feet, injuring a state trooper, according to court documents…