TEMPE, AZ – Police caught and arrested a woman accused of colliding into a light rail train and fleeing the scene on Wednesday morning.
Tempe police said 20-year-old Shaurice Corrine Mayhew was traveling eastbound near Apache Boulevard and McClintock Drive when she made an illegal U-turn in front of the light rail around 10:45 a.m.
After hitting the light rail, Mayhew reportedly fled the scene in a red 1998 Ford Taurus.
Two Arizona Department of Public Safety officers where in the area of the collision and saw the Taurus as it fled the scene, according to police.
The officers followed the vehicle in an unmarked police car and initiated a traffic stop in the area of Evergreen and Rio Salado Parkway.
Tempe police arrived and made contact with the driver of the Taurus.
When speaking with police about the collision, Mayhew allegedly stated that she was aware that she had collided with the light rail.
The damage to both Mayhew's vehicle and the light rail car was minimal and no injuries were reported.
Mayhew was placed under arrest and transported to Tempe City Jail where she was charged with failing to remain at the scene of the collision and driving on a suspended license.
Mayhew also received a civil citation for failing to obey a traffic control device and her vehicle was towed and impounded as her license was suspended.
