(KAIR)--Formal charges, with the addition of 1st-degree murder, are now filed against the Atchison woman accused of fleeing the scene of a City of Atchison crash before fleeing from an Atchison County Sheriff's Deputy, just prior to a second crash, early Sunday evening. Unbeknownst to law enforcement at the time, her 17-month-old child was inside the vehicle the whole time.

Atchison County Jail records show a new arrest for 28-year-old Maria Papalas, who is now charged with Murder in the First Degree in the commission of a felony following the death of her son, Mixalis Papalas-Schultz.

According to a Kansas Highway Patrol report, the child died Tuesday in Kansas City, at Children's Mercy Hospital, where he was taken Sunday with life-threatening injuries after being involved in both of the wrecks. The KHP, investigating the second wreck at the request of the Sheriff's Office, does note that the child was, at least in that wreck, properly restrained inside the vehicle.

Papalas, Tuesday, was formally charged during an Atchison County District Court appearance.

Along with murder, Papalas faces an extensive list of charges, ranging from reckless driving and DUI to aggravated child endangerment.

Following the second wreck, Papalas was transported for hospital care in Topeka, and released into the custody of the Atchison County Jail Monday.

It was around 5:30 Sunday evening when Atchison Police were notified of a hit and run crash into a wall, located in the 700 block of Atchison's S Street, complete with a description of the vehicle, now missing its front bumper.

Minutes later, using that information, a deputy spotted a match for the suspect, parked south of the city limits, on Sherman Road. Stopping, the deputy began speaking to the driver, who immediately rolled up her window and sped away.

The deputy, trying to follow, lost sight, but then saw what's described as "a cloud of dust on the west side of Sherman Road," which was caused, it was soon learned, after Papalas had crashed, running off the roadway, over a fence, and into trees.

Standing outside the wrecked vehicle as the deputy arrived, with emergency crews on the way, Papalas, according to a report from Sheriff Jack Laurie, was reaching through the window to remove her as-yet unseen child from the backseat.

When the deputy attempted to take Papalas into custody, she allegedly turned violent, and attacked, prior to being restrained and then hospitalized for what's reported as minor injuries.

She remains held in the Atchison County Jail on a $500,000 bond.