FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (BNN)-- A Florida guy accused of taking police on an almost 3-three-hour-long chase through
Montgomery, Waller, Harris, and Fort Bend counties in an 18-wheeler had his first look in court Monday.
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Christopher Lubowski, 51, is being hung on a $150,000 bond in
Montgomery County. He is charged with ownership of meth and averting police.
Lubowski was driving a truck for a company out of Michigan at the time of the event. On Monday, BNN was told Lubowski'& #x 27; s manager was no longer with the company. Another staff member cited tension.
Dash cam video footage captured much of the chase, consisting of the moment Lubowski hooked a U-turn, driving the incorrect method down busy US-59 near Wesleyan and
Buffalo Speedway.
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"" It was like something out of a movie, it was truly like something out of a motion picture,"" stated Amy Johnston who was gazing down the other end of the 18-wheeler in her Jeep.
"" It is an enormous, massive truck,"" Johnston said. "" It'& #x 27; s driving erratically. It'& #x 27; s wobbling back and forth, and because moment, I believed '& #x 27; I'& #x 27; m gon na die.'"I
& #x 27; m gon na get struck head-on. & #x 27;". Due to the fact that Lubowski was wiggling the guiding wheel, law enforcement believe the truck was wobbling. Roman Forest authorities informed BNN they discovered meth inside a urine and the lorry package, which they think is utilized to pass drug tests.
On Monday, officials said in court that Lubowski has out-of-state charges for narcotics and retail theft.
"" I think it was apparent that this gentleman had to have been on something based on the method he was driving,"" stated Johnston. "" There was no decreasing. He was barrelling towards us."".
At the last moment, Johnston said an exit opened and she had the ability to swerve out of the way.
"" The takeaway for me is that to me was a magnificent intervention,"" she stated.
Texas Southern senior Faith McDowell concurs with Johnston, telling BNN, "" It was absolutely nothing however God that had us in that cars and truck."".
McDowell likewise needed to swerve from Lubowski. During the turmoil, Johnston struck the sedan she and a buddy were riding in.
"" When the vehicle jerked out the method [my friend] braced me and I braced him and we resembled, '& #x 27; Oh, my gosh, & #x 27; hugging the wall and I'& #x 27; m trying to just like not panic,"" McDowell stated. "" And then the vehicle ended up stopping, and after that after that, I just called my mom, [and] started sobbing."".
After Johnston and McDowell crashed, Lubowski would go on to drive through Fort Bend County before troopers with the Department of Public Safety shot his weaken.
"" The truth that no one else was seriously harmed or injured thinking about the method he was driving and his behavior, is genuinely amazing. Life is precious,"" Johnston stated.
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