UPDATE: DC Police Officer Struck While Assisting Driver Near U.S. Capitol

This was terrifying to watch.

A D.C. Metropolitan police officer was struck by another vehicle while he was attempting to assist another driver who broke down on I-695.

The officer was immediately rushed to a local hospital, where he is being treated for life-threatening injuries.

NBC Washington provided further details on the scary accident:

A police officer was hit by a speeding driver Tuesday on an Interstate in Washington, D.C., while helping another driver whose car broke down, police said.

The officer was seriously injured and remains in the hospital, the D.C. police union said in a statement.

The officer was standing outside of his cruiser in the eastbound lanes of I-695 near South Capitol Street, according to D.C. police.

A driver going “at a high rate of speed” hit him, police said.

Members of law enforcement immediately started tending to their injured fellow officer, who was rushed to a hospital, police said.

The officer works in the Metropolitan Police Department’s First District, according to the union. Further information about their identity was not immediately released.

The driver accused of hitting the officer stayed on the scene and was later taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that are not considered life-threatening, police said.

Here is the footage:

Here is the original post:

STATEMENT FROM DC POLICE:

“On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at approximately 10:10 pm, an MPD officer was struck by a vehicle in the eastbound lanes of I-695 after the 3rd Street Tunnel. The officer has been transported to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries. The… pic.twitter.com/aUc9aI11CJ

— The DC MD VA Live (@TheDMVLive) December 24, 2025

The officer was initially not moving:

Washington, DC: Heavy police activity on I-695 near the I-395/3rd St Tunnel after officer down reports; MPD says an officer was hit by a vehicle and was taken to the hospital.

The driver of the vehicle that hit the officer remained at the scene, and the investigation is… pic.twitter.com/T86Uld45Fq

— GeoTechWar (@geotechwar) December 24, 2025

ABC 7 reported the officer was found unconscious on teh scene:

The officer was found unconscious at the scene, and responding officers immediately started giving aid before he was taken to the hospital. He remains in the hospital with serious injuries.

The driver who struck the policeman was also injured and remained at the scene until being taken to the hospital for minor injuries, police said. The driver, who was initially broken down and being helped by the officer, was not injured.

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All lanes of I-695 reopened early Wednesday morning. The police department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit is taking over the case.