Officer Struck, Patrol Car Stolen in Wild Chase; Sentencing Friday

ALEXANDRIA, VA — A Washington, D.C. man whose traffic stop for speeding last March evolved into a hairy, high-speed chase that included a struck officer and the theft of a police car was sentenced Friday to two years in prison, according to U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente, Eastern District of Virginia.

Wilson Alfonso Overton, 27, also was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $32,157 in restitution.

According to court documents, Overton was pulled over for speeding by U.S. Park Police on March 16 on the George Washington Memorial Parkway, after which they smelled marijuana and asked him to step out of the vehicle.

Instead, he rolled up his window and sped away, hitting one of the officers in the process. A chase with speeds up to 115 mph ensued before Overton crashed his vehicle.

But that hardly was the end. Overton fled on foot and later stole a police cruiser, which he drove to D.C. before crashing it.

He was sentenced for assault on a federal officer and unauthorized use of a vehicle. He pleaded guilty May 27.

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