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MD man leads Culpeper police on high-speed Rt. 3 chase, crashes car

Posted on Aug 25, 2010

Culpeper County police were able to nab a Maryland man after a pursuit that topped 100 miles per hour on Route 3 one Saturday evening. The errant driver is now facing a variety of charges for his decision to evade police and cause a two-car collision on Rt. 3.

The incident started when a Culpeper County officer stopped a driver in a 1995 GMC Jimmy for speeding on Route 3 near Croftburn Farms. As the deputy was approaching the car, the driver, Robert Lamp, 35, tried to speed away, narrowly missing the deputy.

According to police, Lamp fled the scene when the deputy asked to see his driver’s license. To evade police, Lamp shot through two red lights (Rt. 3 and U.S. 522 and Rt. 3 and U.S. 29), tried to pass a car on a rise in the road, only to pull back and narrowly miss hitting an oncoming vehicle, and finally crashing into a Toyota sedan.

Police estimate that Lamp reached speeds of 100 miles per hour during his escapade, which ended after striking the Toyota. As a result of that collision, Lamp’s SUV veered off the side of the road and ended up crashed into the side of an embankment.

Two people in the Toyota that was hit were taken to Culpeper Regional Hospital with minor injuries. Lamp was immediately taken into custody by police. He was charged with a variety of charges including reckless driving, driving on a suspended license, driving while intoxicated, speeding, attempting to maliciously cause bodily injury with the intent to maim, reckless driving, eluding police. More charges may follow