On March 3, 2024, at approximately 7:05 a.m., a LPPD officer was working speed enforcement on Crain Highway northbound in the area of Glen Albin Road when a vehicle entered the RADAR beam at 108 mph.
The officer stopped the vehicle and upon interviewing the driver, noticed an odor of alcoholic beverage emanating from the vehicle.
Standardized field sobriety test yielded sufficient clues to indicate the driver was operating the vehicle under the influence.
The driver was placed under arrest. Search located a pair of brass knuckles and suspected “crack” cocaine.
The driver, Kalaya Alexis Monroe, 27, of Washington DC, was transported to the Charles County Detention Center for processing and charging.
Monroe was then released on her own recognizance the same day.
Monroe was charged with the following:
- CDS: POSSESS-NOT CANNABIS
- DANGEROUS WEAPON-CONCEAL
- DRIVING VEH. ON HWY. AT SPEED EXCEEDING LIMIT
- DRIVING VEH IN EXCESS OF REASONABLE AND PRUDENT SPEED ON HWY
- FAILURE OF INDIVIDUAL DRIVING ON HWY TO DISPLAY LICENSE TO UNIFORMED POLICE ON DEMAND
- FAIL TO DISPLAY REG. CARD ON DEMAND
- NEGLIGENT DRIVING
- RECKLESS DRIVING
- (DRIVING, ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE) VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
- (DRIVING, ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE) VEH. WHILE IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL
- (DRIVING, ATT.TO DRIVE) VEH. WHILE SO FAR IMPAIRED BY (DRUG(S).DRUG(S)& ALCO.)) CANNOT DRIVE SAFELY
- (DRIVING, ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE) VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL PER SE