Woman Convicted of Eluding Norfolk Police in Stolen Vehicle
NORFOLK, Va. — Alana Keshara Bagley-Clayton, 20, was convicted on Wednesday of being in receipt of a stolen vehicle and felony eluding after leading police on a chase resulting in a crash last year.
On Oct. 30, a woman reported to Norfolk Police that her 2020 Hyundai Kona had been stolen. Later that afternoon, officers received a FLOCK alert on the vehicle and observed it being driven near the intersection of Campostella Road and Greenleaf Drive. The officers turned on their lights and sirens, but the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed. Ms. Bagley-Clayton, who was driving, disregarded traffic signs and signals, weaved in and out of traffic, and reached speeds in excess of 80 mph before losing control of the vehicle as she approached the Norfolk State University campus on Brambleton Avenue. The vehicle struck a curb, hit two pillars supporting the Interstate 264 overpass, rolled over multiple times, and lost a tire that struck a different vehicle in the opposing lanes of traffic. One of Ms. Bagley-Clayton’s passengers and the driver of the vehicle struck by the tire had to be treated for injuries from the crash.
On Wednesday, Ms. Bagley-Clayton pleaded guilty to being in receipt of a stolen vehicle and felony eluding, and Judge Mary Jane Hall accepted her plea with no agreement to her sentence. Ms. Bagley-Clayton is docketed for sentencing on April 5.
“Ms. Bagley-Clayton possessed a stolen car and then endangered herself and others when the police tried to stop her,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “If the police turn on their lights, people must stop. Eluding only makes things worse.”
Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney George M. Afentakis prosecuted Ms. Bagley-Clayton’s case on behalf of the Commonwealth, and Norfolk Police Detective Ryan M. Crowder led the investigation.
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