Fairfax County Motor Officer Injured In Crash Released From Hospital

FAIRFAX, VA — A Fairfax County Police motor officer, who was seriously injured Friday when his motorcycle collided with a 2015 Jeep Cherokee, was released from the hospital on Saturday, according to a post on the department's blog.

Around 12:37 p.m., three officers in FCPD's motor squad were traveling westbound on Braddock Road in response to a barricade incident in the Centreville area, according to Lt. Daniel Spital, the commander of FCPD's Public Affairs Bureau.

"They were in the right lane of Braddock Road, with their lights and sirens on," he said, during a news conference at the scene of the crash near the intersection of Roanoke River Road. "A silver Jeep was in the center lane of Braddock and then changed lanes into the right lane."

Two of the motor officers was able to swerve away from the Jeep Cherokee, but the other was unable to avoid a collision and struck the back of the vehicle. The officer was thrown from his bike and then hit the pavement in front of him.

The officer, whom FCPD described as a 16-year veteran of the force, was medevacted to a nearby hospital to be treated for serious injuries.

After spending the night in the hospital for evaluation, the officer was released on Saturday afternoon, according to a FCPD blog post.

Following the crash, the driver of the Jeep remained on the scene and was cooperating with members of the Crash Reconstruction Unit, who were investigating the incident. No other injuries were reported and no charges have been filed.

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