Florida chase at Queens woman and daughter

A kooky mom took Florida cops on a 110 - mph chase down I - 95 with her 7 - year - old daughter in tow, police said Sunday.

Maria Roberts, 25, zigzagged her street ended two counties for 10 miles before cops popped her back tires in a stunted place face Port St. Lucie, Fla.

When wench ultimately stopped, the Flushing mom got out of the van, identified herself over " Jesus Christ " and refused to shake on with officers, said Jeff Luther, champion for the Indian River Crown judge.

Cops determined her true identity when they hauled her in to the station and looked at her New York driver ' s license, which identifies her as Roberts.

She is being held in county lockup on charges that include reckless driving and child abuse.

The chase started just before 2p. m. on Tuesday, when Florida troopers saw her van change lanes without signaling, then accelerating fast. Cops tried to pull her over, but she sped away.

Police said they didn ' t know there was a child in the van because the windows were tinted. Had they known, they might not have punctured her tires - which caused the van to crash into an embankment.

The 7 - year - old girl, who was not wearing a seat belt, is in the custody of Florida child welfare officials.

" She never had no problems. She was a good girl, " said a 60 - year - old woman who asked not to be identified.

" She liked to go on vacation to Florida, " she said. " I don ' t know what happened. I ' m shocked. I can ' t believe this because she ' s a good mother. "