Waterbury Police have released body cam footage of a Brookfield woman driving a white hummer and ramming a police cruiser before fleeing the scene.  25-year-old Hannah Casperson was wanted in connection with 41 vehicle break ins allegedly committed by her boyfriend in Wolcott last week.  She was spotted on Sunday in Waterbury.  Police blocked off a street and an officer approached on foot as she sat in the white hummer. 

The door was locked and she drove off.  The body cam footage shows the officer giving chase and several people standing on the corner of the street nearby as the officer pointed his gun at the driver.  He does not fire and has to jump out of the way as the driver rams the other side of his cruiser, and heads in his direction. 

She was able to get through the blockade and eventually led 6 other cruisers on a pursuit, hitting them all in crashes in Monroe.  The officer, whose name has not been released, is being praised by his Department's Chief for not firing his weapon even as the officer's life was in jeopardy and he feared for his life. 

Injuries to the 7 officers included contusions and strained backs.  They have been released from the hospital, but some have not yet returned to work.  Casperson was hospitalized with injuries that included a broken femur and a dislocated hip and was in stable condition yesterday. 

Waterbury Police charged Casperson with assault on a police officer, engaging in a pursuit, reckless endangerment, disobeying an officer’s signal, interfering with an officer, and criminal attempt at an assault on a police officer. She is also facing a number of motor vehicle offenses.