Calvert County Sheriff’s Office DFC A. Locke responded on May 23 at 8:33 p.m. to Trader’s Restaurant in Chesapeake Beach to assist DFC R. Cress. Cress advised that he observed a woman who had been drinking heavily at the establishment leave and get into her vehicle in the driver’s seat. At that time he attempted to stop the woman from driving but she put the vehicle in reverse and began to back up, almost striking Cress. The woman’s car then hit a vehicle parked next to her.
Cress continued to try to stop the woman but she put the vehicle in drive and drove toward him, causing him to jump out of the way to avoid being struck. She drove to the exit of the parking lot where she stopped for oncoming traffic. At that time DFC Cress was able to get inside her vehicle and place it in park and remove the keys.
The woman, later identified as Frances Lynn Cook, 41 of Chesapeake Beach, struggled with Cress. She was removed from the car and arrested. Cook has been charged with second degree assault, alcoholic beverage intoxication; endanger, reckless endangerment, disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct.
