Body Cam Footage Release Delayed After Woman Killed On I-495

OXON HILL, MD — The Maryland Attorney General's Office has delayed the release of body-worn and dash camera footage involving a woman who was fatally struck by a car on Interstate 495 while attempting to escape police.

In a statement released Friday, Attorney General Anthony Brown said the agency's Independent Investigations Division needed additional time to complete its investigation.

"The IID will generally release body-worn and/or dashboard camera footage within 20 business days after the incident," Brown said; however, "There may be situations where more than 20 business days are necessary."

According to law enforcement, on Feb. 1, police officers found a car that had been stolen in a carjacking earlier in the day in the parking lot of a business in the 6000 block of Oxon Hill Road. Police said they saw a woman get into the vehicle shortly before 8 p.m. and drive away.

Officers with Prince George’s County Police, Forest Heights Police and Edmonston Police departments attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to stop and crashed the vehicle in the same parking lot.

Following the crash, the woman got out of the vehicle and attempted to run across I-495 on foot. That's when she was hit by two uninvolved vehicles traveling on I-495, according to state officials.

The woman — whose name has not been released — was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Maryland State Police. The drivers of the two vehicles remained on scene and weren't injured.

Authorities have also not released the names of the officers involved in the incident.

Anyone with information about the investigation should contact the IID at 240-576-7070 or via email at IID@oag.state.md.us.