Fairfax County Cruiser Struck By Driver Cops Suspect Was Too Impaired To Drive
One wrong move. That's the difference between a Fairfax County officer going home tonight and not going home at all.
Fairfax County police say a marked cruiser was slammed by a driver authorities suspect was too impaired to be behind the wheel, according to NBC4 Washington. The crash happened while the officer was out on patrol, doing the one job that's supposed to keep everyone else's family safe on the road.
Investigators are now digging into just how impaired that driver really was, and whether a DUI charge is coming. Lights, sirens, reflective paint from front to back — none of it mattered to someone too far gone to see it coming.
A police car lit up like a Christmas tree still got hit. How many close calls does it take before impaired drivers actually face consequences that stick?