Mom Leads Cops On High-Speed Pursuit That Ends In Terrible Crash -- And Officers Found The Most Horrific Thing In The Backseat

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[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] A mother in Kansas has been charged with murder after her 17-month-old son was killed in a car crash that she caused after she led police officers on a high-speed pursuit through Atchison County this past Sunday. Maria Papalas (pictured above, mugshot) has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her nearly one-and-a-half-year-old son Mixalis Papalas-Schultz, who succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.

According to cops, the 28-year-old fled from the scene of a crash on Sunday evening, and then ignored an attempted traffic stop by deputies from the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office.

Then, tragically, her escape ended in a horrible car crash and the tragic death of that baby boy. Now, the 28-year-old mother is facing not only the murder charge, but also other charges for fleeing a law enforcement officer, aggravated endangerment of a child, interference with law enforcement, battery on a law enforcement officer, driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, and reckless driving. Related: TikTok Star Says Stepfather Tried To Murder Her & She Has The Grisly Pics To Prove It! Per cops, Papalas was first tracked by sheriff’s deputies around 5:30 p.m.

on Sunday evening after she allegedly crashed her car into a wall on the side of a road. When a responding deputy pulled up and got out of his car to approach Papalas, she sped away.