Driver Rams Deputy's Patrol Car During Traffic Stop: Harford Co. Sheriff

ABINGDON, MD — A driver rammed three vehicles Tuesday afternoon, including a Harford County sheriff's deputy's patrol car. Deputies also fired their guns as the driver tried to flee the scene.

According to the Harford County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to an area of Abingdon Road around 12:23 p.m. to follow up on a tip from a resident about drug activity in the area.

When deputies arrived, they tried to stop a suspected vehicle, but the driver refused and rammed a sheriff's deputy's patrol car, an uninvolved Harford County government vehicle and an uninvolved civilian car, the sheriff's office stated.

The confrontation between the driver and two deputies led to the officers firing their guns at the intersection of Cotswold Court and Tewkesbury Road, where the suspect took off in the vehicle.

The suspect then fled on foot, but was later apprehended.

According to authorities, the driver suffered minor injuries and received aid at the scene before he was taken to the hospital.

"It is not immediately clear if his injuries are a result of the deputies’ use of force," the sheriff's office stated.

The confrontation between the suspect and the two Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies is under investigation. Both deputies have been placed on routine administrative leave.

Charges against the suspect are pending.