VIDEO: Officer Struck By Speeding Car During Traffic Stop

CENTREVILLE, VA — Fairfax County Police released body cam video showing an officer being hit by a car during a traffic stop early Saturday morning at Centreville and Compton roads in Centreville, according to a post on FCPD's official Twitter account.

As the officer approached the vehicle that had pulled over for the traffic stop, a black, four-dour sedan, believed to be a Honda, sped by without slowing down and struck him in the lower body. The officer was taken to a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

The car, which may have received damage to the passenger side mirror or bumper, was last seen heading south on Centreville Road and crossing into Prince William County.

Police are seeking the public's help in identifying and locating the vehicle and driver who struck the officer. Anyone with information should call the Sully District Station at 703-814-7000.

Anonymous tips may also be submitted to Fairfax County Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), by text, type “FCCS” plus tip to 847411, and online. Anonymous tipsters who provide information that leads to an arrest are eligible of cash rewards of up to $1,000.

Do you know the driver of this sedan who hit our officer? At 2:15am an officer was on a traffic stop at Centreville Rd & Compton Rd in Centreville. The driver of a black 4-door sedan, possibly a Honda, struck our officer in the lower body. https://t.co/fqInar9vSp. #FCPD pic.twitter.com/KjtAkibda8
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) July 31, 2021