Overview
- Authorities confirm a Metropolitan Police officer was hit by a vehicle while assisting a disabled driver on eastbound I-695 and was taken to a hospital.
- The D.C. Police Union reports the First District officer remains in serious condition, while some outlets described his condition as critical.
- The driver who struck the officer stayed at the scene and was later hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to reporting.
- Police announced a major crash investigation that closed all eastbound lanes of I-695 after the I-395/Third Street Tunnel, with inquiries ongoing.
- Eyewitness video showed a large police and National Guard response, and officials placed the incident on I-695 in D.C. as conflicting location claims circulated online.