On 03/19/13 at 1349 hours a Personal Injury Accident was dispatched in the area of N. Maxwell Ave and E.7th Street. Dispatch also advised that a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle and the vehicle fled the scene. Officer Prior arrived on scene and conducted an investigation. The investigation revealed that the victim and his child’s mother were arguing. The victim exited the vehicle and walked away. The suspect followed the victim in her vehicle and then drove up onto the sidewalk and struck him. The suspect then drove away from the scene. The victim was transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital with a non life threatening injury. The suspect was arrested less than one hour after the accident.
Suspect: Lauren Brooke Carty
03/25/1992
Unit Block of Bison Street
Taneytown, MD
Charges: 1st Degree Assault
2nd Degree Assault
Failure to immediately stop at scene of personal injury accident
Failure of driver to render reasonable assistance
Negligent driving
Reckless Driving
Arresting Officer: Officer Chris Prior
Preparing Officer: Cpl Angela Waechter
Case Number: 2013-17118