Metro Region Coordinates Multi-State Chase Response

NC man arrested after multi-state chase involving officer hit-run, bridge crossing

Beltway Chase Ends With NC Man Arrested After Hit-Run

A multi-state police chase across the Beltway ended with the arrest of a North Carolina man wanted for striking a Washington D.C. police officer, authorities said Thursday. Titus Mayo, 22, faces multiple charges after fleeing from Metropolitan Police Department officers Wednesday night and leading law enforcement on a pursuit that crossed the Woodrow Wilson Bridge into Virginia. The chase involved three jurisdictions and left multiple people injured, including an MPD officer who was airlifted to a hospital.

Officer Struck During Initial Traffic Stop Attempt

The incident began Wednesday night when MPD officers attempted to stop Mayo's white Range Rover in Southwest D.C. at Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Forrester Street, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Mayo refused to stop and struck an officer on foot during the attempted traffic stop, officials said. A U.S. Park Police helicopter airlifted the injured officer to a hospital, where he was treated and later released. The initial hit-and-run prompted a multi-agency search that continued into early Thursday morning.

Chase Crosses State Lines, Involves Multiple Collisions

Prince George's County officers located Mayo's vehicle around 3:36 a.m. Thursday and attempted another stop, but Mayo fled across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge onto Interstate 495 southbound in Virginia, authorities said. During the pursuit, Mayo struck an uninvolved vehicle that was attempting to yield to emergency vehicles, then collided with a Virginia State Police trooper's cruiser, officials confirmed. A second state trooper was able to stop Mayo, who was taken to a hospital following the arrest. The driver of the uninvolved vehicle was also hospitalized with an undisclosed condition.

Multiple Charges Filed Across Jurisdictions

Virginia State Police filed multiple charges against Mayo, including eluding, reckless driving, driving on a suspended license, and other traffic-related offenses, officials said. Additional charges from the Metropolitan Police Department for the initial hit-and-run incident are pending, according to MPD. The trooper who collided with Mayo's vehicle sustained minor injuries but didn't require hospitalization, Virginia State Police confirmed. Officials didn't say when Mayo would be transferred to Washington D.C. to face the pending charges.

Multi-State Coordination Ends Dangerous Pursuit

The chase highlighted coordination between law enforcement agencies across Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia as officers worked to stop a suspect who'd already struck one officer and posed ongoing danger to motorists. Transit riders and commuters in the region can track real-time traffic impacts from police activity and other incidents through Moovit, which provides updates for routes affected by road closures and emergency situations. Officials said the investigation into the full sequence of events continues across all three jurisdictions involved in the pursuit.