A Virginia state trooper was injured in a crash involving a suspected drunken driver during a traffic stop on Interstate 495 in Annandale. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the trooper was hit by her own patrol car after another driver, also suspected of being under the influence, collided with it, causing a chain-reaction crash. Dash cam footage released by Virginia State Police captures the moment of the crash. Both drivers involved in the incident were arrested.
The trooper was in a marked work zone at the time of the collision. https://t.co/MLRWKcKle2
Maryland State Police said a trooper was struck while inside his patrol vehicle by a driver suspected to be under the influence. https://t.co/NzmMZjBgjN
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A Maryland State Trooper was struck by a suspected impaired driver while inside his patrol vehicle in a work zone in Montgomery County early Wednesday morning. https://t.co/yHBtXoA1FQ
A woman accused of being under the influence when the vehicle she drove struck a Maryland State Trooper on the outer loop of Interstate 495 was arrested shortly after, according to Maryland State Police. https://t.co/otUsJdbFqr
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Virginia State Police shared footage showing the moment a trooper was hit by a car Tuesday due to a chain-reaction crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 495 in Annandale. https://t.co/hjIHH3eww8
Virginia state trooper injured by drunk driver during traffic stop on the interstate in Annandale. https://t.co/N5yUBuQBMH
Scary! Officials say a trooper was injured in a crash caused by a suspected drunken driver while she was conducting a traffic stop for a DUID. - #crash #police #dashcam #virginia https://t.co/B7cFesK56S
Dash cam video shows a #Virginia state trooper getting hit by her patrol car in Fairfax Co. The trooper had stopped a driver suspected of DUI, when another driver under the influence hit the back of her patrol car. Both drivers were arrested. #trooperhit #news3now #localnews8 https://t.co/6eevWbq7Ym