A D.C. police officer is facing charges after leading Virginia State Police on a chase Wednesday that ended in a crash that injured someone, police said.
D.C. police confirm to News4 that Officer Peter McCauley, from the Fourth District, was off-duty and driving his own vehicle when he crashed at Interstate 395 and Seminary Road just a couple of minutes before midnight, officials said.
A state trooper had attempted to stop McCauley for driving 95 mph in a 55 mph zone on southbound I-395, Virginia State Police said. The Tesla sped away from the trooper, then exited I-395 at Seminary Road in Alexandria.
At the end of the exit ramp, the Tesla failed to stop at a red light and struck a Honda Civic, sending the Tesla into a jersey wall and the Honda into a jersey wall and a light pole, state police said.
McCauley, 25, and a 28-year-old female passenger were taken to a hospital, state police said. Both had been wearing seatbelts.
A 22-year-old woman driving the Honda was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries, state police. She also was wearing a seat belt.
McCauley's police powers have been revoked and the incident is under investigation, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
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McCauley joined the force in June of 2020.
McCauley is charged with a felony count of eluding police.
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