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BALTIMORE, MD – Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Friday, March 21, 2025 fatal officer-involved vehicle collision that occurred in Landover, Prince George’s County, Maryland.
On March 21, 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Seat Pleasant Police Department (SPPD) officers conducted a traffic stop on a Hyundai sedan. The driver of the Hyundai initially complied by stopping for the officers, and then eventually fled. The officers immediately alerted dispatch via radio of the driver’s actions and initiated a pursuit which was terminated within approximately 30 seconds. Several nearby Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) patrol officers who heard the SPPD radio call observed the Hyundai pull into a gas station. As the Hyundai was leaving the gas station, one PGPD officer activated his lights and briefly pursued the car, but the driver of the Hyundai did not stop. Supervisors called off the pursuit, and within seconds the PGPD officer turned off his lights and discontinued pursuit of the Hyundai. Shortly thereafter, the Hyundai ran a red light and collided with an uninvolved Nissan SUV that was traveling through the intersection. The driver of the Hyundai and a juvenile passenger in the Nissan were transported to area hospitals, where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Patricia Riddick, the driver of the Nissan, was also transported to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the fatal officer-involved vehicle collision on Friday, March 21, 2025, and concluded its investigation on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General has determined that the subject officer did not commit a crime under Maryland law. Accordingly, the Attorney General has declined to prosecute any of the officer in this case.
A copy of the IID’s detailed investigative findings and analysis of relevant legal issues can be found in its declination report.
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