A Clay County woman is behind bars after doing donuts in a Northland parking lot, then leading North Kansas City police on a chase that exceeded 100 mph before her white Lexus crashed. Cora Davidson now faces felony aggravated fleeing and driving while intoxicated charges stemming from the September 28 incident.
According to KCTV, a North Kansas City police officer first spotted Davidson doing donuts in a parking lot before she drove around the officer's patrol car, nearly making contact, and sped off. Probable cause court documents obtained by the Clay County Prosecutor's Office state that Davidson drove over 100 mph heading east on Levee Road before she crashed while turning onto Warren Street, according to the Clay County Prosecutor's Office.
Davidson underwent sobriety tests at the scene, per court documents, and her blood alcohol concentration came back at 0.169. She is currently held on a $40,000 bond.
Felony Charges Announced
Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson announced the criminal charges against Davidson on September 29.
That statute, RSMo § 575.151, classifies aggravated fleeing from a law enforcement officer as a Class D felony when a driver creates a substantial risk of serious injury, carrying penalties of up to seven years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The law was passed in 2024 and named in memory of St. Louis County Police Detective Antonio “Tony” Valentine, who was killed in the line of duty during a 2021 high-speed pursuit, according to KRCU Public Radio.
A Pattern of Aggressive Prosecution
Thompson has reported filing 76 cases under Valentine's Law in its first 11 months, averaging roughly one charge every four days, with 35 individuals charged by mid-May 2026, the outlet's reporting shows.
Davidson's case adds to a string of recent Clay County prosecutions tied to high-speed fleeing. A driver whose 100-mph pursuit ended on a bare wheel rim in Excelsior Springs received a five-year prison sentence, according to a September 27 Hoodline report. A Liberty man received a 10-year sentence in a fentanyl-related chase.
