Sergeant Gives Chase Over Ticket on Route 40: Police

ROSEDALE, MD — A sergeant with the Baltimore City Police Department who was pulled over on New Year’s Day reportedly had words with the officer, then led the trooper on a 100 mph chase.

Sergeant Francisco Hopkins, 36, of the 700 block of Lannerton Road in Middle River, is now facing 10 traffic citations, court records show.

Hopkins was stopped at 2:59 a.m. for infractions such as not having a registration plate on both the front and back of his Ford Mustang, according to court records.

When stopped on US 40/Pulaski Highway near Golden Ring, Hopkins identified himself as a police officer and upon being told he was still going to get a ticket, he uttered a profanity at the trooper and took off, reaching a speed of 149 mph, according to WBAL.

He got out of his Mustang when the trooper threatened to pepper spray him, WBAL reported.

Court records show he was stopped at 3:02 a.m. on US 40 at 68th Street.

Hopkins has been issued 10 citations, according to court records:

• Speeding on a highway: 149 mph in 50 mph zone (US 40 at 68th Street)
• Failure to display registration card
• Failure to attach registration card to front and back of vehicle
• Driver spinning wheels (US 40 at 68th Street)
• Reckless driving
• Unsafe lane changing
• Attempting to elude a police officer
• Speeding: 82 in 45 mph zone (US 40 at 68th Street)
• Negligent driving
• Obscuring registration plate

Hopkins, who has been a member of the Baltimore Police Department since 2008, was suspended with pay pending an investigation, according to WJZ.

Police Commissioner Kevin Davis told WJZ he was “disappointed in the reported actions of this officer.”

Hopkins has reportedly been released on $10,000 bond.