Maryland AG release footage of an attempted traffic stop that led to the death of a woman
By: On April 20, 2024, at 11:30 p.m., a Carroll County Sheriff's Deputy was on patrol in the area of Liberty Road and Ridge Road when he saw a car driving westbound on Liberty Rate at a high rate of speed, said in a news release.
The deputy activated his emergency equipment and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the car, but the driver, a man, failed to stop, according to a news release.
After about thirty seconds, the deputy lost sight of the car, slowed down and turned off his emergency equipment, said in a news release.
A moment later, the deputy discovered that while the driver fled from police, he had crossed over into the eastbound lanes of Liberty Road near Fallon Road and struck an SUV head-on, according to a news release.
There were two occupants in the SUV. The driver of the SUV, a woman, was pronounced dead on the scene, per a news release.
The driver who fled police and the passenger in the SUV both suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and were each taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to a news release.