A Florida man was seen playing “dirt angel” at a construction site last week while hiding from police after crashing his car, according to footage captured by law enforcement.
Eliezer Armando Reyes Rios, 34, was shocked as he left the scene of the accident. Driving on a revoked, suspended, or revoked license. Authorities announced Wednesday that charges related to the bizarre incident include trespassing on a construction site.
Reyes-Rios was involved in a single-vehicle accident on Christmas Eve and managed to escape the “strange eyes” of sheriff's deputies who were gathering information at the scene, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
The suspect ignored instructions from sheriff's deputies and climbed over a fence into a construction area, where he was seen by sheriff's aviation units lounging in a pile of dirt. Video taken at the helicopter show.
The sheriff said Reyes Rios got into the “holiday spirit” and created “Dirt Angel” while hiding in a culvert.
“As you all know, he's just laying there with his arms behind his head, just casually,” the pilot told agents on the ground.
After rolling in the dirt, Reyes-Rios answered a phone call and fled again, climbing onto another section of the fence and fleeing.
While continuing on the call, he was met by three officers and a K-9 who told him to “get on the ground.”
“He hurried away and hid in the darkness. He lay in a hole in the dirt, sometimes feeling in the holiday spirit, singing 'Dirt Angel' and making phone calls,” the sheriff's office said. writes cheekily. “Then he stood up! He jumped up onto the fence, jumped up again and again, and instead of finding eight little reindeer, he found three deputies and one loyal K-9. was.”
The unit thanked the aviation team for keeping an eye on him, saying: “On Christmas Eve, instead of spotting the big jolly man in red, I hope you find the man playing in the dirt.'' Thank you to the Air Force for their support.”
