Hit-and-run driver hits DC officer in Southeast

The officer was hit on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, in the Congress Heights area, on Tuesday afternoon

By NBC Washington Staff • Published September 17, 2024 • Updated on September 17, 2024 at 4:16 pm

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A driver hit a D.C. police officer in Southeast and took off, authorities say.

The officer was hit by a vehicle in the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, in the Congress Heights area, police said at about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday.

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The officer was conscious and breathing, police said. No information on the extent of the officer’s injuries was immediately released.

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Police were searching for the suspect and vehicle. News4 video shows several officers in the block on a rainy afternoon.

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