Maximilian Ciantar jailed over road rage incident

Maximilian Ciantar, who in 2010 ran over twin girls at a zebra crossing at Attard, has landed another jail term after being found guilty of crashing into a woman’s car and threatening to run over the driver. Mr Ciantar, 28, of Marsa, stood accused of multiple charges related to the July 2014 incident, when he crashed into a Toyota while driving his mother’s Renault just a few metres away from his house. When the female driver got out and confronted him, Mr Ciantar had allegedly threatened to smash her car once again - which he then did – and threatened to run her over. He then fled the scene. The whole episode, relayed to the police by eyewitnesses, had sparked off a manhunt. Mr Ciantar was eventually tracked down at his grandmother’s house at Qormi, evidently under the influence of drugs. The court, presided over by magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit, declared him guilty and condemned him to a nine-month jail term and banned him from driving for two years. Inspector Robert Vella prosecuted.Lawyer Joseph Brincat was defence counsel.