A D.C. police cruiser collided with a car this morning in Shaw. Both drivers were taken a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The officer rear-ended the car, which was operating as an Uber vehicle at the time, according to a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson.
The officer was responding to a call with lights and sirens on, ABC News reports. The violent crash left both cars with major damage on opposite sides of the road.
The incident took place around 4:45 a.m near the 1700 block of 7th Street NW, which was closed for about four hours.
Pretty nasty accident between police cruiser and sedan this morning at 7 and S. Heard the crash! @PoPville @chloejnegron @aparets pic.twitter.com/254lG340fQ
— Kevin Gilligan (@FosterCuriosity) July 31, 2017
UPDATE: A police vehicle hit an Uber driver’s car in a violent crash, both officer & Uber driver hospitalized https://t.co/3FoSSelp0e pic.twitter.com/cGzSyuKJtN
— ABC 7 News – WJLA (@ABC7News) July 31, 2017
