On March 11, 2019, Deputy Shelko
responded to the 41500 block of Fenwick Street in Leonardtown for the reported
hit and run vehicle collision. Investigation
determined the victim made contact with Doug Delahay Woodburn, age 18 of
Leonardtown in a parking lot. The
victim was standing at the driver’s side window of Woodburn’s vehicle
attempting to speak with him when Woodburn backed his vehicle into the victim’s
vehicle, causing damage to the victim’s vehicle. Woodburn then fled the scene. Shortly after the collision, Woodburn was
observed operating his vehicle on St. Andrew’s Church Road. Deputies attempted to conduct a vehicle stop
however Woodburn accelerated and turned onto a commercial driveway in the 42700
block of St. Andrew’s Church Road.
Woodburn continued on at a high rate of speed, crashing through a closed
gate, destroying the gate. Woodburn then
changed direction and proceeded back onto St. Andrew’s Church Road. A short time later, a citizen reported a
vehicle disabled in a ditch on Fairgrounds Road. Deputies responded to the disabled vehicle,
and recognized it to be Woodburn’s vehicle.
Woodburn was observed hiding in the woods and was pursued by deputies
on foot. While deputies were searching for Woodburn, a citizen reported an
individual on foot matching Woodburn’s description had attempted to gain access
to one of the marked police vehicles on scene. After not being able to access the
locked police vehicle, the individual fled the area and ran back into the
woods.
Woodburn was ultimately located
in the backyard of a residence in the area and was arrested. Woodburn was
charged with the following:
Attempted Motor Vehicle/Unlawful Taking
Malicious Destruction of Property
Attempt by Driver to Elude Police in Official Police Vehicle by Failing
to Stop
Failure to Stop After Accident Involving Damage to Attended Vehicle
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Doug Delahay Woodburn
