12-05-2025
Maryland State Police: Driver arrested for backing into police cruiser, fleeing
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. () — A man was charged on Monday after he struck a police car and drove off overnight, the Maryland State Police (MSP) said.
Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on May 12, MSP said a trooper was in his unmarked patrol vehicle along Route 50, working an assignment for the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration.
While there, the driver of a Chevy Silverado pulled in front of the trooper.
For reasons not yet known to police, the trooper said the driver reversed, struck the front end of his cruiser and then fled the scene.
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The trooper was not hurt.
The driver — later identified as 27-year-old Ryan Daniel Heim — was brought to a stop just minutes later after the Anne Arundel County Police Department deployed stop sticks in the area of Olivia Lane and Glenns Road in Severna Park.
After his arrest, MSP noted that a loaded handgun was recovered from his vehicle.
Heim was charged with second-degree assault, transportation of handgun on person, hit and run, fleeing and eluding and other related charges.
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