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A man driving a red Mustang convertible near College Park sent two state troopers to Maryland Shock Trauma Center during a wild chase Saturday that also damaged two Prince George's County police cars and a civilian vehicle before ending at Baltimore's Fort McHenry Tunnel.
Speeds topped 100 mph, police said, and the driver of the Mustang repeatedly swerved toward police cars. At one point, the Mustang's driver threw a pack of cigarettes from the top-down convertible at a pursuing police vehicle. At another time, he raised both hands into the air while traveling at high speed, police said.
The suspect, later identified as Christopher E. Murphy, 30, of Horsham, Pa., was charged with multiple counts of attempted murder, assault on a law enforcement officer, destruction of property and numerous traffic offenses. He was treated at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center for minor injuries and later released into police custody.
The injured troopers, Michael O'Brien and Alphrin Norman, who were in separate vehicles, were treated and released at shock trauma, according to state police spokesman Greg Shipley. The two Prince George's officers were not hurt.
Ellen Sistare of Mitchellville, whose car was damaged during the chase, was taken to Prince George's Hospital Center, where she was also treated and released.
Police at the College Park barracks got calls from motorists about 10:40 a.m. reporting a man driving erratically on the inner loop of the Capital Beltway near Largo.
Trooper Jeff Deibel spotted the Mustang on the Beltway at Route 201; the Mustang driver was flashing his headlights at a Prince George's County sheriff's vehicle ahead of him.
The Mustang then swerved around the sheriff's car and was pursued by Deibel. The Mustang's driver threw a pack of cigarettes at Deibel's car as he swerved across several lanes and passed slower vehicles on the right shoulder. The chase wound off the Beltway onto Route 202, then back onto Interstate 495, eventually moving north in the outer loop.
Near Route 202, while moving at 80 mph, the Mustang suddenly braked and swerved to the right, hitting a state police car and making the driver lose control. The trooper hit a second police car, which in turn mashed into Sistare's vehicle.
The man then sped by, pumping his fist in the air, police said. He headed north on Interstate. 95 and went though the tunnel but hit spikes placed in the roadway near the toll plaza by Maryland Transportation Authority Police. He lost control of the Mustang, hit two Prince George's County patrol cars and was arrested. He was taken to the College Park barracks after his release from the hospital, and later to Prince Georges county central booking, police said. the capital beltway was closed for several hours at Route 202.
Speeds topped 100 mph, police said, and the driver of the Mustang repeatedly swerved toward police cars. At one point, the Mustang's driver threw a pack of cigarettes from the top-down convertible at a pursuing police vehicle. At another time, he raised both hands into the air while traveling at high speed, police said.
The suspect, later identified as Christopher E. Murphy, 30, of Horsham, Pa., was charged with multiple counts of attempted murder, assault on a law enforcement officer, destruction of property and numerous traffic offenses. He was treated at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center for minor injuries and later released into police custody.
The injured troopers, Michael O'Brien and Alphrin Norman, who were in separate vehicles, were treated and released at shock trauma, according to state police spokesman Greg Shipley. The two Prince George's officers were not hurt.
Ellen Sistare of Mitchellville, whose car was damaged during the chase, was taken to Prince George's Hospital Center, where she was also treated and released.
Police at the College Park barracks got calls from motorists about 10:40 a.m. reporting a man driving erratically on the inner loop of the Capital Beltway near Largo.
Trooper Jeff Deibel spotted the Mustang on the Beltway at Route 201; the Mustang driver was flashing his headlights at a Prince George's County sheriff's vehicle ahead of him.
The Mustang then swerved around the sheriff's car and was pursued by Deibel. The Mustang's driver threw a pack of cigarettes at Deibel's car as he swerved across several lanes and passed slower vehicles on the right shoulder. The chase wound off the Beltway onto Route 202, then back onto Interstate 495, eventually moving north in the outer loop.
Near Route 202, while moving at 80 mph, the Mustang suddenly braked and swerved to the right, hitting a state police car and making the driver lose control. The trooper hit a second police car, which in turn mashed into Sistare's vehicle.
The man then sped by, pumping his fist in the air, police said. He headed north on Interstate. 95 and went though the tunnel but hit spikes placed in the roadway near the toll plaza by Maryland Transportation Authority Police. He lost control of the Mustang, hit two Prince George's County patrol cars and was arrested. He was taken to the College Park barracks after his release from the hospital, and later to Prince Georges county central booking, police said. the capital beltway was closed for several hours at Route 202.
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From Atlantic City website - http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_3dafe5b8-c65f-11de-87a8-001cc4c03286.html
"Chris Murphy, a former Marine sergeant, served two tours in Iraq. As the driver of the lead vehicle for an improvised explosive devise response team, Murphy witnessed children throw bombs at his vehicle and saw his friend get blown up. "We had to pick up the pieces of his body," said Murphy, 30, of Horsham, Pa.
About two months after Murphy returned home, the nightmares started, followed by bouts of depression and sudden aggression. The post-traumatic stress disorder he was experiencing was debilitating, he said."
keithda (11/22/2009, 12:46 AM )