A driver hit and wounded a Prince George’s County police officer in District Heights, Maryland, late Wednesday and led officers on a chase, authorities say.
The officer had a non-life-threatening injury to the lower body, police said. He was taken to a hospital.
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WATCH HERETwo officers on patrol approached a car that was illegally parked in the middle of the 3300 block of Walters Lane at about 9:10 pm., police said.
As the officers approached, the driver accelerated and hit one officer, police said. He also hit several police cruisers parked in the block.
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SIGN UP The driver fled and police were able to arrest him about three miles to the northwest, in the 4200 block of Byers Street in Capitol Heights. A female passenger also was arrested, police said. Their names were not immediately released.
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