VA Woman Tries To Evade Police After Fleeing Hit And Run

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — A 31-year-old Tappahannock woman who tried to flee police following a Dec. 13 hit and run in Fredericksburg is facing multiple criminal charges, according to authorities.

A Fredericksburg police officer was dispatched to the 800 block of William Street to investigate the hit-and-run report.

"Upon arrival, he observed several vehicle parts in the roadway and a car with significant rear-end damage that had been pushed onto the curb," according to the incident report. "The victim vehicle was parked and unoccupied at the time of the crash."

At about the same time, another officer reported seeing a vehicle matching the suspect's vehicle nearby, according to the report. When the officer tried to make a traffic stop, the vehicle drove off at a high rate of speed, disregarding multiple stop signs.

The driver attempted to evade police by accelerating onto another street, but the vehicle crashed into a tree in the 800 block of Brompton Street, according to police.

Brianna Taylor, who was identified as the driver of the vehicle, was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for minor injuries, according to police. She was charged with failure to obey a highway sign, felony eluding, and hit and run, according to police. She was then held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail. Additional charges are pending the results of lab work.

Taylor is scheduled to be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 23 in Fredericksburg General District Court and a preliminary hearing was set for March 5, 2026, according to court documents. She is currently out on bail.

The most serious charge Taylor is facing is eluding police, which is a Class 6 felony. If convicted on this charge, she faces a potential sentence of one to five years in prison or up to 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine, under the Virginia Code.