Man crashes Corvette into Lake Worth building, faces charges

Fort Worth, TX – A Lake Worth man crashed his Corvette into Lake Worth building and the incident led to money laundering and unlawful carrying of a weapon charges.

According to police reports, deputies were dispatched to a crash around 2 a.m. Friday morning in the 3600 block of Roberts Cut Off Road near Azle Avenue.

When they arrived at the scene, they found out that a Chevrolet Corvette for some reason left the road and hit vacant building on the side of the road.

Witnesses informed officers that the driver was walking away from the scene carrying a backpack, police said.

According to police, officers located the driver in Lake Worth Park a short distance from the crash.

The driver, 24-year-old Marcos Diaz, was detained by police. Officers learned that Diaz had two active arrest warrants out of Tarrant County for delivery of less than 50 pounds of marijuana and evading arrest with a vehicle, police said.

Police said officers noticed a significant amount of money spread across the dashboard of the vehicle at the crash site. Officers found more than $18,000 in cash inside the vehicle, a loaded pistol, a duffle bag that smelled of marijuana, and a backpack containing $20,000 in cash, police said.

According to police, in addition to the outstanding warrants, Diaz is being charged with money laundering and unlawful carrying of a weapon.

The incident is still under investigation, and additional charges may be filed, police said.