Acuna gets 180 days for high-speed chase

The man who led officers on a high-speed chase which ended with a totaled patrol car will serve 180 days behind bars.

The defendant, Hilario Acuna, entered guilty pleas Thursday before General Sessions Judge Larry Ross to charges of reckless endangerment, third-offense driving on a revoked license and violation of probation. He was ordered to serve 180 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence and also had his probation extended by one year.

His charges come after he bolted from deputies on Bluff Springs Road in a borrowed truck. The chase spanned from Lowery Lane trailer park to a short distance down the secondary road, where the chase abruptly ended when he slammed on his brakes after topping a hill, causing a pursuing deputy to run into his vehicle. The deputy suffered minor injuries while Acuna fled on foot.

Acuna was captured a short time later but mistakenly freed when his brother, who owned the truck, told lawmen Acuna was not the man they were looking for. He was captured again later in the evening and this time booked on the multiple charges.