Riverdale Man Charged With Fleeing Apartment Crash

An East Riverdale man is facing multiple charges after allegedly ramming his vehicle into an apartment building on Sunday and fleeing the scene.

According to Prince George's County Police, a sedan crashed through the wall of a bedroom at 6800 Riverdale Road around 3:35 a.m., throwing a sleeping woman out of her bed and onto the floor.

The woman—identified by WUSA as Michelle Sawah, 29—was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and released.

Police said Akoswa J. Haynes, 36, told officers on the scene that she had been driving the car and claimed she had accidentally pushed down the gas pedal while she was pulling into a parking space.

After receiving a tip "from a local TV news reporter," investigators later concluded that the actual driver had been David Archbald Smith, 39. Both Haynes and Smith live at 6800 Riverdale Road.

Smith has been charged with:

• Driving without a license
• Negligent driving
• Failure to immediately return and remain at scene of accident involving bodily injury 
• Failure to return and remain at scene of accident involving attended property damage
• Failure of vehicle driver in accident to report property damage to nearest police
• Attempt by driver to elude uniform police by fleeing on foot

Haynes was also charged with knowingly giving false accident report information.