West Virginia - Woman Steals W.V. State Police Cruiser -
Three County High Speed Chase - Crashes into Two Virginia State Cruisers
Associated Press
April 7, 2006 6:38 p.m.
A woman who stole a West Virginia State Police cruiser led officers on a
high-speed chase through Virginia and three counties in West Virginia before
the car ran out of gas and she was captured.
A little before 9 p.m. Thursday, officers from Frederick County, Va., pursued a
stolen car into Berkeley County on Interstate 81. West Virginia State Police
joined in on the chase.
The vehicle was stopped after Deborah Grace Williams, 37, allegedly rammed into
the passenger side of a West Virginia cruiser. Williams' hometown was not
immediately available.
Investigators said Williams was arrested, but somehow slipped out of her
handcuffs and took off in the cruiser. She allegedly led officers on a
second pursuit through Berkeley, Morgan and Hampshire counties and Frederick
County, Va.
Williams was captured in the Bloomery area of Hampshire County at about 10:15
p.m. when the car ran out of gas after hitting two Virginia State Police
cruisers.
Williams is facing various traffic charges as well as being a fugitive from
justice. She is being held in the Potomac Highland Regional Jail near Romney.