A high-speed chase involving multiple counties ended in an arrest late Monday night, as 24-year-old Naturi Michon Hayes from Elkridge, Maryland was detained following a series of events that included ramming a Virginia State Police vehicle, according to Maryland State Police reports. Hayes is now facing multiple charges, among them first-degree assault and aggressive driving.
The incident began near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, when Hayes, driving her vehicle, collided with the law enforcement automobile and forced it into a concrete barrier; this act triggered the pursuit from Virginia into Maryland, where local authorities joined in, and during the chase Maryland State Police College Park and Forestville barracks worked in concert to apprehend Hayes but she eventually crashed her car in Howard County and attempted to escape on foot before being taken into custody.
The Virginia State Trooper involved in the initial incident was taken to a local hospital for treatment but was subsequently released, signifying the injuries incurred were not life-threatening, The pursued vehicle's path stretched from Prince George’s County to Howard County where the crash and eventual arrest took place, illustrating a broad geographic impact of the event.
Maryland State Police Aviation Command provided crucial aerial assistance, aiding ground units in keeping track of Haye's vehicle throughout the pursuit which, after the suspect's car crashed near Washington Boulevard and Meadowridge Road, concluded with her fleeing on foot prior to apprehension by troopers sans incident; meanwhile, police have continued with an active and ongoing investigation into the full scope of the matter.
