U.S. Park Police told ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp that it happened on the southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway, near Route 197 at 12:47 a.m.

At the time, the operator was assisting a stranded driver, loading their car onto the bed of his tow truck, when he was struck by a passing vehicle.

The driver of that vehicle remained on the scene.

After an initial closure, the roadway reopened to traffic around 4:30 a.m.

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Flavio Cesar Lanuza, 27, of Laurel, remains hospitalized Tuesday at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore following his arrest on Feb. 16, where he was first taken to Suburban Hospital Center in Bethesda.

Lanuza is facing charges of felony assault, resisting arrest and destruction of property, among others, in Montgomery County. He was scheduled for an initial court appearance on Tuesday, but it is not clear why it was postponed.

In Prince George’s County, Lanuza is facing charges of stealing a state vehicle, driving without the required license and driving under the influence, among others.

Prince George’s County officers said in the arrest warrant that they could smell alcohol on Lanuza and that when he was taken to the hospital, he admitted consuming alcohol. Police also said that they found open containers in Lanuza’s vehicle from an earlier crash that sparked the theft and pursuit of the tow truck.

Court documents said that Lanuza did not heed commands to surrender, which required officers to break the truck’s windows. Even then, Lanuza resisted, “hiding his hands under his body, and using his strength to avoid being handcuffed,” court documents said.

Court documents said that at least four Montgomery County police officers took Lanuza into custody after a brief struggle.

State police believe the chase started when four vehicles were struck in a hit-and-run on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway shortly before 5 p.m.

One of the drivers in the crash fled the scene and drove to a park-and-ride-lot before going off the road and striking a guard rail.

A State Highway Administration Chart vehicle responded to the scene and checked on the driver. That’s when Maryland State Police said Lanuza got out of his vehicle and stole the tow truck.

Prince George’s County court documents said he struck a total of 13 cars during the pursuit, including a Maryland State Police cruiser, pushing it a distance of more than 50 feet. The impact resulted in a trooper being taken to the hospital for injuries, Montgomery County court documents said. He also struck several low-hanging power lines during his attempt to evade capture.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp has reached out to Lanuza’s lawyer for comment.

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Chaukina Thomas, 26, of Suitland, Maryland, left two kids inside a vehicle parked outside of the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City. The vehicle was running and the air conditioning was on, police told ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp.

Police were called to the 1100 block of S. Hayes Street shortly after 11 a.m. for reports of a stolen vehicle with two kids inside, according to Arlington police spokesperson Ashley Savage.

Officers figured out that the vehicle had been towed — not stolen.

“The preliminary investigation indicates the tow operator was unaware the children were inside and upon notification, pulled over to check on them,” Savage said.

Thomas was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and released on a summons.

A one-year-old and a three-year-old were inside the vehicle,

The children were in “good health” when police checked on them, Savage said.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp has reached out to the towing company for comment.

The incident comes during a heat wave throughout the D.C. region that’s prompted to never leave children or pets inside vehicles.

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Mohaned Zyoud, 23, of Woodbridge, who works for A&A Towing, is charged with attempted malicious wounding, assault and battery and misdemeanor hit-and-run. He’s being held on $20,000 bond and will be back in court Sept. 19.

Prince William County police said it happened inthe 15600 block of Jefferson Davis Highway on July 18.

Police said Zyoud had hooked his tow truck to the vehicle, while a woman, two children and a dog were inside.

The vehicle’s 25-year-old owner, who was in a nearby business, saw what was happening and ran out and stood in front of the tow truck. Police say Zyoud struck the man with his truck.

The owner then went around to the driver’s side door of the tow truck, and Zyoud punched him in the face, police said.

Zyoud then unhooked the vehicle and drove away.

Police said no one was seriously injured.

Prince William County police located Zyoud a short time later and arrested him.

Below is a map of the area where the incident happened.

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A broken-down tractor trailer was reported around 6:30 a.m. At first, it was expected to block the right lane on southbound D.C. 295 past Eastern Avenue for several hours.

But the speedy work of the Department of Public Works and a Maryland Police Department crane had the trailer removed to a side street shortly before 7:30 a.m.

Drivers should expect residual delays.

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UPDATE: DC-295 SB past Eastern Ave, RIGHT lane BLOCKED, broken down, tow in route, DELAYS

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Below is a map of the area under advisory.

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