Richmond police officer hit by car
The driver of a sport-utility vehicle that hit a Richmond police officer this morning was charged with driving under the influence and felony hit and run.
The officer, who was not identified, was dusting a car for fingerprints in the 700 block of N. Harrison St. near Virginia Commonwealth University's Monroe Campus. He was knocked down by the side view mirror of a white 2003 Ford Excursion around 3:45 this morning.
The vehicle kept going but was later stopped at Boulevard and Broad Street, said Richmond police Capt. Linda Samuel.
"The officer was taken over to Retreat Hospital . . . basically just to be checked out," said Samuel. "He'll be released and come back to full duty."
At the time of the incident, the officer was investigating a larceny from a vehicle. "Somebody had gone into vehicle and taken something, and so he was fingerprinting the vehicle," Samuel said.
Police withheld the name of the driver charged in the incident.
-- Jeremy Slayton
Reader Reactions
Was the officer wearing his OSHA required high visibility vest while working along side the road? Or was he wearing just his dark blue utility uniform? I can see how the driver may not have seen him if he wasn’t wearing the vest. There’s a reason those butt-ugly things are required.
The RTD needs to work on it’s copy editing skill or Capt. Samuel needs to improve upon her diction. Those quotes are beyond grammatically incorrect.
He was charged. Why can’t we know the name?
As opposed to an irresponsible 4-door sedan bozo, J-Reb?
Isn’t it a nice, for a change! But why withhold the name of the driver?
For once, an irresponsible SUV bozo actually is caught.
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