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37-year-old woman faces 11 charges for stealing a car and setting the police on a chase

37-year-old woman faces 11 charges for stealing a car and setting the police on a chase

A Virginia woman has been charged with 11 counts of carjacking and evading a traffic stop before crashing the car.

This woman made the worst decisions imaginable.

There are several reasons why drivers may be pulled over. However, sometimes this happens for much more extreme reasons than many might assume. This is the case with the recent story of how a woman committed a car theft and then became a leader police officers on a wild chase. This is what led to her eleven charges.

This woman committed a car theft and then evaded a police stop

Running from a traffic Getting pulled over after committing a carjacking has got to be the worst combination of ideas. Unfortunately, according to WRICthat’s exactly what happened on October 24 in Virginia. Police say 37-year-old Francesca Quesada assaulted the unnamed victim at their home that night and then took the car along with the keys. It happened around 8:15 p.m

Two hours passed, and the police spotted a stolen car with Francesca behind the wheel. Naturally, they attempted a traffic stop, but she fled the area. That sparked a police chase that spanned the interstate and ended in Richmond, Virginia. Unfortunately, Francesca crashed the stolen car before the police caught her.

Of course, Francesca Quesada is facing several charges after the theft vehicle and avoiding a stop. She has a total of 11. However, police also discovered that she was wanted in three different cities in Virginia on various charges. Below are her charges for the most recent crime.

  • Assault and beating
  • Looting
  • Destruction of property
  • Theft of a car in particularly large sizes
  • Hit and run
  • Reckless driving
  • Theft of a car
  • Failure to comply with the orders of law enforcement agencies
  • Obstruction of justice
  • Two attacks on law enforcement officers

At the time of the initial report, Francesca was in pre-trial detention.