Maryland State Police charged an 18-year-old with assault and attempted murder charges after they say he tried to kill his mother by forcing the car she drove into a serious collision.
Police said Devin Harbison, 18, of Elkridge, faces attempted second-degree murder, assault and reckless endangerment charges in the crash, which injured his mother, Susan Harbison, 51, of Mt. Airy.
Police say Susan Harbison was driving a blue Honda sedan at about 11:30 a.m. on Friday northbound on State Road 27 near Braddock Road in Mt. Airy with her son in the front passenger seat. The pair was arguing when police say Devin Harbison grabbed the steering wheel and pulled it to the right, causing the car to lurch off the road.
The Honda drove into a front yard of a home in the 4300 block of Ridge Road and struck several yard fixtures, a basketball hoop and a tree before stopping against an attached garage.
Troopers, Carroll County sheriff's deputies and Winfield Fire Department paramedics responded to the crash, and a state police medevac airlifted Susan Harbison to Maryland Shock Trauma hospital in Baltimore. An ambulance took Devin Harbison to Carroll Hospital Center.
After investigators conferred with the Carroll County State's Attorney, Devin Harbison was arrested and taken to Carroll County Central Booking, where he is awaiting an initial appearance before a court commissioner, police said.
State police urged anyone with information about the crash to call the Westminster Barracks at (410) 386-3000.
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