Crime & Safety
Officer, Suspect Hospitalized After Driver Hits Police Vehicle In Hanover: Report
An officer and a suspect were hospitalized after the driver hit a police vehicle outside the Hanover Walmart, a report said.
HANOVER, MD — An officer and a suspect were hospitalized recently after a driver hit a police vehicle outside the Hanover Walmart, a report said. Authorities expect the officer and the suspect to survive.
County police identified the suspect as 22-year-old A’Keirra Patrice Dana Smith of Baltimore. Officers said they charged Smith accordingly.
The crash happened Saturday around 7 p.m. at 7081 Arundel Mills Circle, authorities said.
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The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it heard a report of reckless, speeding vehicles in the parking lot.
Authorities said Smith intentionally drove toward and nearly struck several officers while they were trying to disperse the crowd.
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Smith then crashed into the occupied police vehicle while fleeing the parking lot, a press release said.
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