A federal grand jury has indicted a Rancho Cucamonga man with theft, unauthorized use of a motorized vehicle and fleeing police after he allegedly stole a Yosemite Nationwide Park worker’s car, then drove it off a cliff throughout a high-speed chase.
Christian Claustro, 28, was indicted on Thursday in federal court docket in Fresno, U.S. Lawyer Phillip A. Talbert stated in a information launch. If convicted, Claustro may withstand a complete of 13 years in jail and fines of as much as $510,000.
Guests benefit from the snow at Yosemite Nationwide Park on Dec. 15, 2022.
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On Dec. 26, 2022, Claustro stole the car of a Yosemite Park worker who had pulled over to take away a motorcycle from the roadway, in keeping with the U.S. Lawyer’s information launch.
Claustro then led a park ranger on a high-speed chase that continued to the Ferguson Slide bridge, the place he drove the incorrect manner and collided head-on with one other motorist, authorities stated. Claustro continued till he drove off a cliff, the information launch says, plummeting 200 ft to the underside of a canyon.
