Stolen Car Nearly Hits State Trooper In Alexandria, K9 Inside Struck Vehicle

ALEXANDRIA, VA — A Virginia state trooper was nearly hit by a stolen vehicle in Old Town Alexandria Saturday, according to state police.

The incident happened around 11 a.m. Saturday as a state trooper located a stolen silver Kia Optima on the side of Franklin Street in Alexandria. The state trooper confirmed the license plate matched the stolen vehicle from Washington, D.C. police were searching for.

When the state trooper exited his vehicle and ordered the Kia driver and passenger to leave the vehicle, police say the driver drove toward the cop. The state trooper jumped out of the way to avoid being hit, but the Kia hit the trooper's patrol vehicle with a K9 inside. The Kia then fled the scene and ran over a street sign when turning on S. Washington Street.

The state trooper began a pursuit and pulled the vehicle over with the PIT maneuver to force the vehicle to stop at Duke Street. The driver and passenger fled, but the state trooper arrested the 30-year-old passenger from Washington, D.C.

Two witnesses ran after the driver and detained him, leading Alexandria Police to arrest the 34-year-old from Washington, D.C.

The two suspects went to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries from the vehicle crashes. The state trooper and his K9, which was inside the patrol car when it was struck, were not injured.

Charges are pending against the two suspects.