(Crohn’s) – A dramatic police chase in the South Bay ended in a crash that destroyed Brian Dietz’s pickup truck and damaged several other vehicles. The incident occurred after Dietz’s ex-girlfriend, Lizabet Acosta Carbajal, stole the truck and led police on a chase.
The chase began when Carbajal, who had moved to Arizona, unexpectedly visited Dietz on October 1. Dietz claims she was drunk and stole his truck keys despite his attempts to stop her. Carbajal then drove off, striking Dietz’s arm with the truck as it sped away.
“I was at home minding my business half asleep when a drunk ex-girlfriend stormed into my house being aggressive,” Dietz said. “All I heard was my neighbor saying, ‘Brian, Brian, I’ve got your truck.’ She ran outside. She came wandering down the street.”
Security footage showed the truck speeding down a residential street near Redwood City. Menlo Park Police quickly located Carbajal who was driving the stolen vehicle and began a pursuit. The chase ended on Second Avenue when Carbajal rolled the truck and struck several cars.
Dietz rushed to the scene and described what happened next: “The whole street was blocked off, and you could see three cars on one side and three cars on the other side. Total of eight cars including mine.”
East Palo Alto police reported that Carbajal, 29, was taken to the hospital and then booked into county jail on charges of vehicle theft, DUI, and evading police.
Dietz expressed relief that Carbajal was not seriously injured, saying, “I’m glad she wasn’t hurt. She had some scrapes on her leg. If she hadn’t been in that truck she would have died — I saved her.”
Dietz lamented the loss of his truck, which he had invested $80,000 in over the years, including $40,000 worth of tools that fell during the chase.
“I’ve owned that truck for 5 years and I love that truck. It’s my work truck. I pull trailers with lumber and build roofs and all kinds of stuff. My livelihood has been taken away – I can’t go to work,” he said.
Dietz’s friend A GoFundMe page To help him recover from the loss. Dietz commented, “I would appreciate anything you could contribute. I do what I can for people because I believe what happens comes around. It would be nice to have it come back to me. I never had that before.”
Dietz plans to salvage parts of the overall truck for use in a new truck, with donations from a GoFundMe page to aid his efforts to get back to work.
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