Woman killed, suspect injured after Prince George’s County police chase ends in multi-vehicle crash
Bowie Fatal Crash
BOWIE, Md. - A crash prompted by a police chase left a woman dead and a suspect injured in Bowie Wednesday evening, according to Prince George’s County police.
What we know:
Police said a marked cruiser attempted a traffic stop on a suspect connected to an open investigation around 2:45 p.m.
The suspect pulled over, then sped away from the stop on Lanham Severn Road. Shortly after, a police supervisor told officers to stop additional attempts to chase the suspect.
Nearly a half a mile from the initial stop, the suspect crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into an uninvolved vehicle, according to police.
The driver of the uninvolved car was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police said the suspect was taken to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
A third vehicle was also hit, but no one in that car was hurt, police said.
The intersection of Lanham Severn Road and 9th Street and the intersection of 9th Street and Maple Avenue are closed due to an ongoing investigation.
The incident is under investigation by the Internal Affairs Division and Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit.
The Source: Information in this report is from Prince George's County Fire and Rescue officials.