Maryland State Police arrested Harriet Penniman Van Kleeck, 63, of Towson, MD, for suspected impaired driving after she struck a state trooper’s patrol vehicle on I-695. The trooper, who was inside the vehicle with emergency lights activated, was taken to a hospital and later released, while the investigation remains ongoing.
Per the news release distributed Monday, March 17: “Maryland State Police arrested a woman for suspected impaired driving after striking a Maryland State Trooper on Interstate 695 on Friday. The trooper, assigned to the Maryland State Police Golden Ring Barrack, was transported by ambulance to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has since been released. The accused is identified as Harriet Penniman Van Kleeck, 63, of Towson, Maryland. She is charged with suspected impaired driving and other related-traffic charges. She is currently being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Friday, troopers from the Maryland State Police Golden Ring Barrack responded to the area of inner loop I-695, between Charles Road and York Road for a report of a trooper-involved crash. The preliminary investigation indicates that the trooper had just completed a traffic stop and was inside her marked patrol vehicle when a Honda HRV, operated by Van Kleeck, cut across two lanes and struck the patrol vehicle, which had all emergency lights activated. I-695 was closed briefly for the crash investigation. The investigation remains active and ongoing.”