A woman who repeatedly crashed her car into a Royal Oak store while intoxicated has opted out of trial by pleading guilty to drunk driving, fleeing police and six other felony charges.
Katrina Deann-Renee Patterson, 26, was arrested last Nov. 9 after her SUV became lodged in the Ulta Beauty store on Woodward Avenue. At a Jan. 20 hearing before Judge Victoria Valentine of Oakland County Circuit Court, she pleaded guilty as charged to::
• Fleeing/eluding police-third degree
• Assault/restrict/obstruct police
• Two counts of felonious assault
• Malicious destruction of a building, $20,000 or more
• Malicious destruction of property, $20,000 or more
• Malicious destruction of police property
• Operating while intoxicated, second offense
Katrina Patterson booking photo
As previously reported, Royal Oak Police Lt. Rich Millard said the incident unfolded when officers responded to a report of a white SUV driving on the railroad tracks near West Fourth Street and South Center Street. Officers reportedly spotted an open container of alcohol in the SUV, which had a tire “going flat,” and the driver — identified as Patterson — refused to cooperate with them. She then took off in her SUV, was pursued by police, eventually lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the Ulta store.
Patterson tried to flee while the SUV was lodged in the building, backing up and ramming a patrol car, police said. She kept trying to drive away, moving the SUV further into the store where she reportedly caused thousands of dollars in damage, Millard said..
Patterson has a 2023 conviction for operating while intoxicated.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 10.
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