100 MPH Chase Lands Owings Mills Man In Jail: Virginia Police

SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VA — An Owings Mills man is charged with a felony after Virginia State Police said he gave chase and got into a hit-and-run crash. The pursuit reached speeds of 100 mph and spanned three counties, officials said.

Hardari R. Williams, 24, of Owings Mills, was charged with multiple offenses, including two felonies — for eluding police and hit-and-run — and police said he did not have a license.

The charges came after the Augusta County Sheriff's Office pursued Williams, who was in a Toyota Matrix, before 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 5.

Once the pursuit continued north and crossed into Rockingham County, state police took over and followed the car until it crashed into the woods, officials said.

The vehicle crashed at the end of the exit ramp for VA 296 in Shenandoah County, authorities reported. Williams ran and was taken into custody soon after by state police, officials said.

During the pursuit, police said the Toyota Matrix hit another vehicle, but nobody was injured.

Williams is charged in Rockingham County with reckless driving, one felony count of eluding police and one count of not having a valid driver's license.

In Shenandoah County, state police charged Williams with two counts of reckless driving, one felony count of eluding police and one felony count of hit-and-run.

Police said Williams is being held at the Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren Regional Jail.