WASHINGTON聽— A Calvert County woman who authorities say has been charged with assault.
The crash, which occurred shortly after 3 p.m. Monday in the 3100 block of Bayside Road, led an officer inside the cruiser to fire his gun at the driver, 31-year-old Jamie Stroude.
According to the Calvert County Sherriff鈥檚 Office, Stroud hit Sheriff鈥檚 Deputy Richard Wilson鈥檚 K-9 patrol car with her Toyota Tacoma, spinning the vehicle and forcing it off the road
At that point, Stroud accelerated her truck into the patrol car, pushing it farther.
Wilson then fired several shots through his windshield into the windshield of Stroud鈥檚 truck. Stroud left the vehicle to approach Wilson on foot, where he and a witness stopped and detained her.
Police say Stroude was on drugs at the time. She wasn’t hit by the officer鈥檚 gunfire.
