Fleeing Driver Crashes After Traffic Stop, Police Recover Drugs And Loaded Handgun

PASADENA, Md. — A late-night traffic stop turned into a drug and weapons arrest after a suspect fled from detectives and crashed a short distance away before being taken into custody, according to police.

Ryan Kelly Hazel, 33, of Baltimore, was arrested on April 20, 2026, following the incident along Solley Road near Energy Parkway.

According to investigators, detectives with the Eastern District Strategic Patrol Team attempted to stop a light blue 2009 Infiniti sedan around 11:25 p.m. The vehicle initially pulled over but fled as detectives approached. Officers did not pursue the vehicle, which crashed a short distance away…

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