UPPER MARLBORO, MD — The Capitol Heights driver convicted in the fatal crash that killed a 3-year-old girl last spring has been sentenced.
Larry Naylor, 42, pleaded guilty and was convicted of grossly negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle that led to the death of 3-year-old Zoey Harrison in March 2025.
Naylor fled from police during a traffic stop on March 7, 2025, in District Heights. Zoey was in the car with her mother when they were hit on Walker Mill Road by Naylor's vehicle.
State's Attorney Tara Jackson announced the charges last year following Naylor's arrest during a news conference.
"The circumstances of this case are truly heartbreaking. A father and a mother are now grieving the loss of their 3-year-old child. A circumstance that, of course, no one wants to experience. Simply put, this should not have happened," Jackson said during the news conference. "His fleeing and eluding ended in multiple collisions, including a vehicle occupied by a mother and daughter, and resulted in the death of Zoey Harrison."
Naylor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, suspending all but nine years, followed by five years of supervised probation.
In December 2025, Patch reported that a lawsuit was filed by the estate of Zoey Harrison against two police departments, Prince George's County and the man who police were chasing the day Zoey died.
"This lawsuit is about accountability and public safety," said Terence Davis of Morgan and Morgan, who is representing Zoey Harrison's family in this lawsuit. "The officers initiated a high-speed chase in pursuit over a missing tag … a low level traffic issue — through heavy traffic that chose to create a completely foreseeable danger to innocent drivers, and it cost a child her life. We're alleging negligence, failures in training and supervision, in violation of established pursuit safety standards."
After Zoey's death, the county council passed what's known as Zoey's Law last month. It aims to bring municipal departments in line with the county police department's pursuit policies.
"Zoey was a bright, joyful, 3-year-old girl who had her whole life in front of her. She was full of energy. Loved being with her mother, and she was one of the kind of children who lighted it up in every room that she walked in. Her life was taken far too soon and in a way that was completely preventable," Davis said after the lawsuit was announced last year.
The lawsuit asks for damages exceeding $75,000, the highest number that can be listed in this type of lawsuit.
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