ELKTON, Md — A Maryland State trooper will not face charges related to a deadly New Year's Eve high speed chase in Cecil County.
That morning police received four calls about someone driving erratically on I-95.
Trooper Kurtis Manual spotted the driver, 26-year-old Julie Clark, traveling on the right shoulder at a high rate of speed .
The pursuit lasted about nine-minutes and 14 miles before Clark crashed into a tree off the 279 exit ramp towards Elkton.
Police dash-cam video caught the entire chase showing speeds exceeding 120mph before the crash.
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Manual was heard on body-worn camera saying the car's on fire.
Unable to rescue Clark, Manual grabbed a fire extinguisher to try and put out the flames.
The Medical Examiner later ruled Clark's death an accident. She sustained numerous fractures and lacerations from the crash.
A search of Clark's van turned up an empty six-pack Coors Light carton, although toxicology reports didn't detect drugs or alcohol in her system.
The testing did indicate the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, a major psychoactive compound in marijuana.
According to a new investigative report from the Attorney General's Office, the Medical Examiner could not rule whether or not the level of THC in Clark’s blood could have caused the crash.
The report suggested Manual "largely complied with MSP’s vehicle pursuit policy."
Read the full report here.
