Maricopa mom leads police on wild chase

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A woman from the city of Maricopa is being held in the Maricopa County Jail on three felony counts involving a dramatic police chase in which she plowed through multiple police cars before her vehicle became disabled in a ditch.

The chase began around 6 a.m. Sunday when a Scottsdale police officer observed Rebekah Lynn Corwin, 29, parked in a bank parking lot, according to Scottsdale police Sgt. Mark Clark.

Clark said the contacting officer noticed a confused-looking Corwin and three children in the truck when he approached.

When the officer tried to check on the occupants, Corwin revved her engine and drove the truck toward the officer, who stepped out of the way to avoid being hit.

After missing the officer, Corwin crashed into his patrol vehicle, knocking it aside, and fled onto Scottsdale Road.

A Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to stop Corwin nearby at the intersection of Carefree Highway and Scottsdale Road, but Corwin plowed through the MCSO car and continued south on Scottsdale Road.

Officers gave chase and followed a few miles south to the community of Los Portones, near Scottsdale Road and Pinnacle Peak Road, where Corwin crashed through the community gate.

The woman then weaved through the community and made her way back out onto Scottsdale Road, striking a third police car and causing minor injuries to the officer in the vehicle.

A short while later officers were able to successfully deploy stop sticks with spikes on Scottsdale Road, causing the tires of the woman’s vehicle to deflate.

Clark said the driver continued to drive for a short distance with flat tires until she lost control and crashed into a construction trench near Terravita Drive and Scottsdale Road.

After the crash, officers pulled the woman from the truck and tased her due to her combative behavior.

Neither Corwin nor any of the children, ages 2, 4 and 11 were injured in the chase, Clark said. The two younger children were identified as Corwin’s offspring. The 11-year-old was the child of a friend.

Police are still investigating the cause of the suspect’s erratic criminal behavior. Drugs are suspected but not confirmed, according to Corwin.

Currently Corwin is being held in Maricopa County Jail on aggravated assault, hit and run, endangerment and additional related charges.

Photo by Scottsdale Police