Charges have been filed against two people following a chase Thursday evening in southern Durham.
The chase started around 5:30 p.m. when an officer attempted to stop a stolen Nissan Maxima on Dial Drive near Eastwood Drive.
The driver of the Maxima drove down a dead-end road and then turned around and rammed the patrol car. The officer was not injured.
Officers chased the stolen car, which ended when the driver of the Maxima attempted to turn north on Vickers Avenue, which is a southbound one-way street.
The car crashed into a street sign near the intersection of University Drive and Vickers Avenue.
The driver, identified later as 36-year-old Derran McClain, jumped out of the vehicle and ran. Officers chased him on foot but he was able to escape.
A passenger in the Maxima – Stephanie Baine, 31, of Durham – was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries that do not appear life-threatening, according to Durham Police.
She has been charged with trafficking Schedule I opiates, possession of Schedule II controlled substances (Oxycodone) with the intent to manufacture, sell or deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia and conspiracy to sell Schedule II controlled substances.
McClain is not in custody and is wanted on the following charges: assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement official, possession of Schedule II controlled substances (Oxycodone), possession of drug paraphernalia, conspiracy to sell Schedule II controlled substances, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, injury to property, felony fleeing to elude a law enforcement officer and numerous traffic charges.
Officers searched the stolen car and confiscated Oxycodone, Methadone, drug paraphernalia, cash and phones.
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