LSU basketball player arrested after allegedly hitting police officer with vehicle before fleeing

BATON ROUGE — A member of the LSU women’s basketball team was arrested Saturday night after allegedly hitting a police officer with a vehicle before fleeing the scene, arrest records show.

Around 10:19 p.m., an officer conducting the traffic stop at the intersection of Burbank Drive and West Lee Drive reportedly observed a gray Dodge Charger weaving through traffic when another officer yelled at the vehicle to stop.

After stopping, the driver, identified as LSU basketball player MiLaysia Fulwiley, was asked to reverse before handing over her license to officers.

According to arrest reports, Fulwiley put the vehicle in reverse and, after backing up, allegedly continued forward, striking a police officer with the right front side of her vehicle as she stopped, leaving the scene.

She allegedly drove north on West Lee Drive before driving through a CVS parking lot at the intersection of Highland Road as officers attempted to stop the vehicle. Fulwiley continued east on Highland Road when a responding officer stopped the vehicle in a cut-off path.

Fulwiley and her passenger were removed from the vehicle before eventually being taken into custody, records show.

She is currently incarcerated at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on several charges, including aggravated battery, obeying a police officer, fleeing a police officer, aggravated assault and resisting a police officer.

LSU released the following statement regarding the arrest: “We are aware of the situation and have no further comment at this time as this is an ongoing legal matter. »