The department released dashcam footage of the crash, which officials said highlights the dangers of reckless driving.
Police released video Tuesday showing a speeding car careen across the Fairfax County Parkway and into another vehicle and a police officer who was conducting a traffic stop — an incident that authorities say could have proved fatal and highlights the dangers of reckless driving.“It’s just miraculous that we’re not talking under different circumstances,” Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said.
As the officer was speaking with the driver of that car, authorities said, a 17-year-old driving a black 2018 BMW M3 in the northbound lanes lost control of their vehicle and crossed the centerline.In the shocking footage captured by the police cruiser, the officer can be seen running away from the passenger side of the BMW he had pulled over, narrowly avoiding a severe hit.
Fairfax County has seen a 62 percent increase in citations to teen drivers for speeding compared to the same time last year; a 98 percent increase in citations for violating signs or signals; and a 181 percent increase in citations for failure to pay full time and attention, Blakley said. He also said that police believe that teen drivers were involved in three deaths of an overall eight killed in crashes so far this year.
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