Traffic & Transit
D.C. Cop Hit By Car On I-295 By Suspected Drunk Driver
A driver was arrested at the scene, as the Metropolitan police officer was taken to the hospital in a helicopter.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Metropolitan police officer was seriously wounded when he was hit by a car on I-295 Saturday night, NBC Washington reported, citing the Metropolitan Police Department.
The officer was helping a driver in the southbound lanes of the interstate at Malcolm X Avenue SE just before 11 p.m. when he was hit by a driver suspected to be drunk, according to the report.
A helicopter responded to take the officer, who suffered serious leg injuries, to a hospital. The wounded Metro police officer is expected to survive, NBC reported.
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The driver of the car that hit the officer was arrested at the scene. Official charges were not known as of 1 p.m. Sunday.
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