On Saturday, May 29, 2010 at approximately 12:18 a.m., Ocean City Police initiated a traffic stop in the area of 47th Street, after witnessing the driver of a Pontiac GTO spin wheels on Coastal Highway. As the officer approached the vehicle, the driver, later identified as Joshua Mark Hammond, 20, of Fallston, Maryland, placed his vehicle in reverse, nearly striking the patrol car.
Hammond continued to flee police, traveling southbound on Coastal Highway. In addition to striking the east curb on 48th Street, he traveled south in the northbound lanes, almost hitting three vehicles head on before crossing Coastal Highway into the southbound lanes at 45th Street.
Ocean City Police followed Hammond as he continued to travel at a high rate of speed
on Coastal Highway and through several red lights. As Hammond ran the red light at 8th Street, he struck two unoccupied vehicles on the east side of Philadelphia Avenue.
Hammond was taken into police custody after the crash. A search of the vehicle
revealed suspected marijuana, cocaine and an ASP baton. He was transported to
Atlantic General Hospital where he was treated for back pain and released. The two
passengers traveling with Hammond, one juvenile and one 19-year-old, were issued
alcohol citations.
Hammond is being held at the Public Safety Building, awaiting his initial appearance in front of a District Court Commissioner. He has been charged with the following: driving while under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol, possession of CDS, possession of a deadly weapon, reckless endangerment, driving a motor vehicle in a manner intended to cause wheel spinning, reckless driving, negligent driving and several additional traffic violations.
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10 comments:
Another Baltimoron being introduced to how the justice system is waaay different here on the shore. Besides it is an Island DUMB ARSE where you think your going to run to. Hope he gets to spend a decent amount of time in our housing facilities.
Dumb @$$ !!!
The justice system is different here. Its all who you know around here. Ive known numerous ppl that have been in accidents where the local cop knew the driver at fault and a blind eye was turned. Gotta love that "justice" system on the shore.
Last weekend there were hundreds of offenders of "spinning" tires. Now all of a sudden we are gonna enforce the law again. I'm glad they got this guy but 3:22 you need to stop with the shore superiority complex. There are enough backwards good ol boy methods around here that favor the wrong ppl to write a small novel about.
Memorial day weekend, this could have cost many their lives.. The courts better handle this and not let him walk away with nothing like they do everyone!!! Yea tourists are what make ocean city run, bu the people it has been drawing has been getting worse over the years. Ocean City is definitely not a place to go for a family vacation anymore. It draws a bunch of drunk dumb a$$es!
the only way these punks will learn their lesson is to get tazered in the testicles. I'm serious. Time to get tough with the lousy sob's.
With a pending DUI in Towson (charged less than a month ago), I guess he wasn't too fearful of the pusishment he mith receive to come down to the beach and continue his dangerous behavior!
Check his record on Maryland Case Search and you will see he has been in trouble a few months ago for the same thing and released on his own recognizances. Your Right, Welcome to the Eastern Shore DUMB ASS I hope they are serving hot dogs and hamburgers at the Snow Hill Inn for Memorial Day...
why didnt they end the chase before someone got killed? surely they couldve blocked all exits on the 'island'. book em danno
That's right blame the police, not the dirtbag criminal. That's exactly what's wrong with this country. Sure block the three ways in and out, it's not like there 300,000 other place he could hide. Whata crock of s!@$
12:01....do us a favor and don't go into law enforcement. Great idea....block the three ways out of OC and let him run loose in the mean time...
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