Driver allegedly drags one deputy, crashes into another during I-95 chase

Two Harford County deputies were hurt Thursday afternoon during a chase when a driver allegedly dragged one and crashed into another.

INJURED.

WMAR 2 NEWSHAGER HAS DETAILS OF THEINCIDENT.(HAGER S━UP) 8:42“A HarfordCounty Sheriffstopped the vehicle here alongInterstate 95, but then theman behind the wheel took off,dragging the deputy for ashort distance embarking onwhat would prove to be aseve━mile chase” (TRACK) ASUSPECTED DRUG DEAL PROMPTEDTHE DEPUTY TO PULL OVER THECAR HERE AT THE ROUTE 24UNDERPASS ALONG ━95, AND WHEN3━ YEA━OLD JACOB MICHAELSEAMAN REACHED UNDER THE SEAT,THE DEPUTY REACHED INTO THEVEHICLE TO TRY TO STOP HIM.(SOT━Jeffrey Gahler/Harford County Sheriff 46:29“DFC Austin Gentry reached forthe driver to prevent him fromeither obtaining a weapon ordestroying evidence notknowing what his intentionwas.

At that point, thesuspect began to drive thevehicle fleeing from thescene” (TRACK) THE CARDRAGGED THE DEPUTY FOR A SHORTDISTANCE CAUSING MINORINJURIES, BUT GENTRY JUMPEDBACK INTO HIS SQUAD CAR ANDGAVE CHASE.

POLICE SAY SEAMANTURNED OFF ON MOUNTAIN ROADAND AGAIN ON OLD JOPPA ROADBEFORE APPROACHING WHITAKERMILL ROAD WHERE DEPUTIES ANDSTATE TROOPERS WERE WAITINGFOR HIM WITH A SPIKE STRIPACROSS THE ROAD.

(SOT) 47:46“The suspect attempted toavoid the stop strip and drovedirectly at our deputystriking him, throwing him.This accident, this collision,this act is still underinvestigation beingreconstructed by our trafficunit, but what I am told is hewas thrown 15 to 20 feet”(TRACK) SENIOR DEPUTY J.

NATEGERRES SUFFERED A PAIR OFFRACTURES TO ONE LEG AND WASLATER AIRLIFTED TO THE SHOCKTRAUMA CENTER.

ONCE HIS CARSTRUCK THE DEPUTY, SEAMAN RANINTO ANOTHER CAR AND TOTALLEDA STATE TROOPERBEFORE HE WAS CHASED DOWN ONFOOT AND ARRESTED.

POLICELATER DISCOVERED HE WAS INPOSSESSION OF A SMALL AMOUNTOF MARIJUANA AND PARAPHENELIA,WHICH WOULD HAVE ONLY RESULTEDIN A CIVIL CITATION AND HEWOULD HAVE BEEN FREE TO LEAVETHE SCENE AFTER THE INITIALSTOP.

(SOT) 50:46“Had nobusiness being out on thestreet.

I know his lastinfraction that wewith, he was released earlierthis year from the HarfordCounty Detention Center andwalked out the door there,went about a half mile andstole a vehicle that was leftunattended and running infront of the 7Eleven just ashort distance away.

That casewas still pending.

Itpostponed due to COVID”(HAGER S━UP) 9:40“After hisarrest, Seaman toldinvestigators that he made arun for it, because he thoughtthere was an outstandingwarrant for his arrest, whichproved to be not the case.Reporting in Harford County,Jeff Hager, WMAR 2 News”THE DEFENSE TEAM FOR ROBER