The New Bedford woman accused of hitting a Dartmouth police officer and leading officers on a car chase earlier this month has a lengthy driving record that includes charges of driving to endanger and failure to stop for police.

Alanna Baylies, 33, of 2100 Phillips Road, Apartment #13, New Bedford, was arrested on December 7 after allegedly striking a police officer with her car after an officer found her slumped over the wheel in Jones Park.

Baylies faced a judge for a dangerousness hearing on December 15. A copy of her driving record presented at the hearing includes more than a dozen infractions dating back to 2000, including multiple counts of speeding, unlicensed operation, multiple license suspensions, seat belt violations, charges of driving to endanger and using a motor vehicle without authority, failure to stop, and multiple reports of warrants out of New Bedford District Court.

According to court documents, she was unable to pay $1,000 in bail set after her December 15 hearing and was ordered held at the Bristol County House of Correction. It is unclear if she still remains behind bars. She is due back in court on January 23 for a pretrial hearing.

On December 7, an officer responded to Jones Park around 8:30 p.m. to investigate a suspicious vehicle. When he opened the door of the car to check on Baylies' wellbeing after seeing her slumped over, police said she put the car in reverse, trapping the officer between the door and the car as she backed up. The officer was thrown to the ground and later transported to Charleton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, where he was treated for an upper body injury and released.

Baylies faces a number of charges, including operating under the influence of drugs due to paraphernalia found at the scene and statements police said she made during her arrest, as well as: assault and battery on a police officer, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, failure to stop for police, leaving the scene of a crash resulting in personal injury, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, failure to stop/yield, and resisting arrest.