Canton Woman Pleads Guilty To Crashing Into Oakland Store During Police Chase

ROYAL OAK, MI — A Canton woman has pleaded guilty to crashing into her car into a Royal Oak store while drunk during a police chase last November.

Katrina Patterson, 26, pleaded guilty to third-degree fleeing police, assault/resist/obstruct police, two counts of felonious assault, malicious destruction of a building, malicious destruction of personal property and malicious destruction of police property and operating while intoxicated.

Her sentencing date has been scheduled for March 10.

The incident began on Nov. 9, 2025 when officers stopped a white SUV driving on the train tracks near W. Fourth Street and S. Center Street in Royal Oak, according to police.

They approached the driver, Patterson, whom they said "refused to cooperate." They also noticed that one of the SUV's tires was going flat and an open container of alcohol in her car, according to police.

Officers then asked for her driver's license, and that's when Patterson sped away north on Washington Avenue, according to police.

She eventually turned into an alley before the parking lot of Ulta Beauty on Woodward Avenue, where she lost control and crashed into the building, according to police.

Police said the SUV was "fully lodged inside the building." Despite that, police said Patterson then backed up and rammed a patrol car.

As she tried speeding away from officers, she actually drove farther into the store, causing thousands of dollars in additional damage, according to police.

That's when her SUV got stuck inside the store and she surrendered to officers, according to police.

Patterson and her passenger, a man, were treated for minor injuries in the crash, according to police.

Police did not report any other injuries.