Laurel PD looking for one more suspect following high speed chase
LAUREL, Del. – Laurel Police Department is looking for one more suspect following a high-speed chase Saturday.
It happened May 11, 2024, just after 2:30 P.M. An officer was traveling northbound on Sussex Highway in the area of Sycamore Road. The officer observed a gold Toyota 4-Runner driving erratically. While approaching the intersection of Sycamore Road, the 4-Runner nearly struck the vehicle in front of it and swerved into the right shoulder to pass other stopped traffic. While making the unsafe passing move, the 4-Runner struck a vehicle turning out of a driveway, causing significant damage to both vehicles. The driver of the second vehicle would later be found to have suffered a minor head injury as a result of the collision.
After witnessing the incident, the officer blocked the roadway to escort the vehicles into a parking lot and clear debris. Instead of stopping, the 4-Runner drove behind a building while the operator fled the scene on foot and a passenger in the vehicle moved to the driver’s seat. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle, but the driver began fleeing at a high rate of speed, leading officers on a vehicle pursuit.
The pursuit lasted several minutes, reaching speeds over 90mph. The pursuit ended when the vehicle reached a dead-end dirt road behind a farmhouse, and the operator attempted to flee on foot. She was taken into custody after a brief foot chase while the passenger in the vehicle was detained without incident.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as 28-year-old Kenya Wynder of Bridgeville. She was taken to the Laurel Police Department and charged with the following crimes:
-Reckless Endangering First Degree (Class E Felony)
-Disregarding Police Officer Signal (Class G Felony)
-Conspiracy Third Degree (Class A Misdemeanor)
-Resisting Arrest (Class A Misdemeanor)
-Leaving the Scene of an Injury Traffic Collision (Misdemeanor)
-Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
-24 additional traffic violations
Wynder was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court 3 and committed into the custody of Sussex Correctional Institution in lieu of $8,320 secured bail.
The passenger in the vehicle was identified as 26-year-old Shaquea Jones of Seaford. Jones was issued a summons for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and committed into the custody of Sussex Correctional Institution for two Violation of Probation capiases.
The driver of the vehicle at the time of the collision is still outstanding. Officers reviewed surveillance video from nearby businesses and obtained the screenshot included below:
