An Upper Marlboro man, Rayshaud Davon Shield, 32, is facing charges after reportedly striking a Maryland State Trooper with his vehicle yesterday morning in Prince George's County. According to DC News Now, the trooper was checking on a vehicle parked in the right lane of Branch Avenue near Moores Road when the crash occurred around 7 a.m.
The trooper, who has not been named, was standing outside his cruiser, which was parked with its emergency lights on behind the unoccupied vehicle. Shield's Ford F-150 is said to have hit the rear of the cruiser, "causing it to crash into him." The trooper was quickly taken to the hospital for treatment and has been released, as reported by Fox Baltimore. Shield was subsequently arrested and charged with suspected impaired driving among other traffic-related offenses.
Maryland State Police troopers from the College Park Barrack are actively investigating the circumstances leading up to the incident. WUSA9 cited police sources stating that "while the trooper was outside the patrol car a black Ford F-150 struck the back of the patrol car which pushed the car into the State Trooper." Road closures were managed by the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration to facilitate emergency response and accident investigation.
Currently being held at the Prince George’s County Detention Center, Shield awaits a hearing before a court commissioner, per information provided by WUSA9. Details about Shield's legal representation or his account of the incident have not been made available at this time. The State Police have yet to release further details as their investigation continues to thoroughly understand to unfold the series of events that transpired that morning.
