The Carson City Sheriff's Office released new details on a police chase that happened on Friday afternoon.
Officials said a state-owned car was reported stolen from the Reno area on April 9. Agencies throughout the region were alerted to watch out for it.
Around 3 p.m., a Carson City deputy on routine patrol saw the car passing through the downtown city corridor around 70 miles per hour. When the deputy turned his car to stop the driver, she attempted to escape by speeding into a congested neighborhood with several schools letting out at the time.
Deputies were almost able to stop the suspect at the extreme west side of Carson, but the suspect ran the stolen car into the deputies' cars and another parked car to escape from the area. She fled directly into a school zone with parents and children getting out of school. Although a school lockdown and spike strips were put out, the suspect ran the stolen car head-on into another sheriff's vehicle at the 700 block of West Fifth Street. She rammed the stolen car into a deputy's SUV on the opposite side of the roadway after that.
A total of eight cars, including the stolen car, were damaged by the suspect. One car hit in the school zone was loading children into the car.
31-year-old Amber Monson was taken into custody after substantial resistance. She was taken to Carson Tahoe Hospital to be examined before being booked into jail. One deputy reported minor injuries from shattering glass. No hospitalizations were necessary.
Monson is charged with five counts of battery with a deadly weapon, eluding police with death or bodily harm, possession of a stolen vehicle, child endangerment, three counts of duty to stop at an accident and reckless driving.
She is being held at $30,000 bail.
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