Occurred Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 00:36, Buddy Lawrence Dr. at Nandina Drive, Evading Arrest, 1212180003

Two women were arrested and a Corpus Christi Police Officer was injured after a traffic stop Tuesday morning near the intersection of Buddy Lawrence and Nandina Drive.

Corpus Christi Police Patrol Officer V. Ortiz observed a gold 2000 Mazda 4 door sedan fail to stop at a stop sign and not signal the turn at Mimosa and Nandina Tuesday morning at 12:36am. Officer Ortiz conducted a traffic stop and got the necessary documents required by the 31-year-old operator of the vehicle. The 31-year-old man was removed from the car and a 19-year-old passenger, Shayna Snow (3/5/1993), climbed to the driver’s seat and fled.

The vehicle ran over Officer Ortiz’s right foot when Snow fled and the 31-year-old man was left in place as Officer Ortiz got into his patrol car and followed the gold Mazda.

The Mazda fled on the Interstate Highway 37 to the Crosstown Expressway intersection and entered the grass embankment. While the vehicle was still in motion, Snow got out of the car and ran in a different direction.

The Mazda stopped in the grass and the 18-year-old passenger, Jorianna Galindo (7/31/1994), climbed to the driver’s seat and attempted to flee. Officer Ortiz pulled Galindo from the vehicle and detained her.

Other patrol officers apprehended Snow after a chase on foot. Snow was arrested for possession of marijuana, evading arrest in a vehicle, evading arrest on foot, two theft warrants for her arrest and one warrant for her arrest for an assault.

Galindo was arrested for possession of marijuana. The Mazda was impounded and delivered to the city impound lot.

Other officers returned to the original place of the traffic stop and found the 31-year-old man who was the original driver of the Mazda. The 31-year-old man was issued traffic citations for the stop sign and signal violations, and then given a ride by police officers to his destination.

Officer Ortiz received treatment for an injury to his foot and Snow was additionally charged with assault on a peace officer, a 1^st degree felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.