VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A man who hit a state trooper and drove away Wednesday morning has been found and arrested, according to Virginia State Police.
Jayden Wallace, a 23-year-old from Virginia Beach, is facing the following charges, police say: reckless driving by speed, felony elude, felony hit and run, and numerous other traffic offenses.
Around 5:15 a.m., police tried to stop Wallace—who was going 125 in a 55 mph zone—for reckless driving on I-264 eastbound near Laskin Road.
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When the car didn't stop, a police chase began. When the car got off the Birdneck Road exit ramp, it turned into a dead-end road and got blocked in by a trooper.
Wallace tried to get away unsuccessfully, and the trooper got out of her car to engage him. He then backed up, drove into the trooper, and drove around her car to escape towards Birdneck Road, police say.
Neighbors who saw the incident tell News 3 they thought the car may have been speeding up to 90 mph on their street.
"I looked down to look at my phone, look back up and I saw the car fly back out again probably like 80 to 90 miles per hour," Joshua Dickerson, a neighbor, said.
Other neighbors like Siles Darden said that oftentimes times people turn on their street not knowing it's a dead end.
"About four or five months ago we then had a motorcycle that went through the gate and hit a tree," Darden said. "I guess when a lot of times the GPS tells people it's a throughway."
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The trooper was injured but she is expected to be okay.
"She did suffer, non-life-threatening injuries and was taken from the scene to the hospital," Sgt. Michelle Anaya, with VSP, said. "She is in good spirits at this time."
After, police shared information about the car Wallace was driving and what he was wearing with the public, encouraging anyone with information on his whereabouts to call them.
State police say tips from the public helped them locate the Dodge Charger Wallace was driving in the 1100 block of Woodfern Place.
Wallace is in custody at the Virginia Beach City Jail.
Anaya said when it comes to pursuits measures are put in place because of the risks.
"All our pursuits are monitored by a supervisor and at that time of the hour there was no traffic on the roadway, so that is a factor," Sgt. Anaya said. "Traffic is always a factor, time of day, how many vehicles are in the roadway, and speed."
