Man Flees From Police With Pregnant Passenger In Stafford

STAFFORD, VA—A man was arrested Sunday night after leading police on a high-speed chase with a pregnant passenger in the vehicle on U.S. 1, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Joshua Stephen Jackson, 29, of Stafford, was charged with abduction, resisting arrest, destruction of property, driving with a revoked license, driving after forfeiture of license, driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, eluding police, hit and run, reckless driving and several other traffic offenses.

Around 8:30 p.m., a deputy spotted a vehicle with a defective headlight headed south on U.S. 1. When an attempt was made to stop the motorist, he instead kept on driving at a high rate of speed and other units were called. He crossed a double yellow line near Layhill Road to get around traffic before crashing into a parked car near Truslow Road.

He bolted from the vehicle and started running toward a wood line. The deputy gave chase, finally caught him and ordered him to the ground. A search of the vehicle turned up a small bag of pot and an empty container of alcohol. His passenger, who was five months pregnant, said she asked him several times to let her out of the vehicle during the chase but he refused.

Jackson was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries and then taken to jail.

Photo: Stafford County Sheriff's Office