A Maryland man was sentenced on June 9 to one year in federal prison and two years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to charges related to a crash involving a law-enforcement officer on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.
Judge C. Bruce Anderson sentenced Khoran Newell, 43, of Washington, D.C., for driving under the influence and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle. The sentence follows an incident in which Newell struck a United States Park Police (USPP) officer’s cruiser while the officer was conducting a traffic stop. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the plea and sentence along with Chief Scott Brecht of the USPP.
According to Newell’s guilty plea, during the early morning hours of December 27, 2025, he collided with a USPP cruiser that had its side, overhead, and rear-mounted flashing lights activated as it was stopped on northbound B-W Parkway. As the officer leaned into his cruiser’s window during the stop, another vehicle struck it forcefully enough to throw him over the car and onto the parkway shoulder. An analysis revealed that Newell’s vehicle was traveling at 62 mph five seconds before impact.
Another USPP officer approached Newell’s vehicle following the collision and found him apparently asleep at the wheel. After waking him up and escorting him out of his car—where he appeared uninjured—the officer observed signs consistent with intoxication: unsteadiness on his feet, alcohol odor, slurred speech, and confusion about recent events. When asked to perform field sobriety or breath tests, Newell refused; however, after obtaining a warrant for blood draw from Newell, officials from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner later determined his blood alcohol content at .21.
U.S. Attorney Hayes commended USPP for their work investigating this case and thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Ellen Nazmy for prosecuting it.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland is part of the Department of Justice; employs over 200 personnel across civil, criminal and administrative divisions; serves nearly six million residents; prosecutes federal crimes; handles civil cases for government entities; collects government debts; enhances quality of life through justice administration; counts alumni in prominent government roles—all according to the official website.