Woman Leads Police Chase, Crashes Into Oakland County Beauty Shop: Cops

ROYAL OAK, MI — A Canton woman is facing charges after she led officers on a chase that ended with her SUV crashing into an Oakland County building, according to police.

Katrina Patterson, 26, was charged with fleeing police, assault/resist/obstruct police, felonious assault, malicious destruction of a building, malicious destruction of personal property and malicious destruction of police property.

She was placed in jail with a $50,000 bond. Her next court date was scheduled for Nov. 21. Police said she could face more charges for drunken driving, pending the results of a blood draw.

Officers stopped a white SUV driving on the train tracks near W. Fourth Street and S. Center Street in Royal Oak, according to police.

When officers approached the driver, Patterson, they said she "refused to cooperate." They also noticed that one of the SUV's tires was going flat and an open container of alcohol in her car, according to police.

Officers then asked for her driver's license, and that's when Patterson sped away north on Washington Avenue, according to police.

She eventually turned into an alley before the parking lot of Ulta Beauty on Woodward Avenue, where she lost control and crashed into the building, according to police.

Police said the SUV was "fully lodged inside the building." Despite that, police said Patterson then backed up and rammed a patrol car.

As she tried speeding away from officers, she actually drove farther into the store, causing thousands of dollars in additional damage, according to police.

That's when her SUV got stuck inside the store and she surrendered to officers, according to police.

Patterson and her passenger, a man, were treated for minor injuries in the crash, according to police.

Police did not report any other injuries. They were still calculating the total damages to the store.

"We are extremely fortunate this suspect did not seriously injure or kill our officers, herself, her passenger, or anyone else during this reckless incident," Royal Oak Police Chief Michael Moore said.