According to reports, a police officer investigating the fatal accident on the Key Bridge was himself struck by another vehicle. That officer, who has not yet been officially identified, is reported to be in stable condition at a local hospital with a head injury.
“We think he’s going to be just fine,” Michael Reese, commander of the 2nd District, told the Washington Post.
The car that struck the officer remained at the scene, and police are investigating the possiblity that alcohol was involved in the incident.