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Four D.C. police officers are being investigated after they crashed two cruisers in a Northeast neighborhood Thursday, apparently while street racing, police said.
The officers have also been ordered to not have contact with the public, according to the department.
“The officers were assigned to the Sixth District, and were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries,” said Dustin Sternbeck, director of communications with D.C. police. “They’ve been placed on non-contact status during the internal affairs investigation — it appears they may have been racing their cruisers.”
The posted speed limit in the area of the crash is 25 mph, according to the incident report. The drivers and passengers were not wearing seat belts, and they did not make any statements on the scene.
On Monday afternoon, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was asked about the incident and said, “If we had officers who were engaging in this dangerous behavior, it would be, in my view, a dereliction of their duty, and they have to be held accountable.”
While awaiting the results of an internal affairs investigation: “It appears we had officers who were using their government property, putting themselves at risk, and obviously putting anybody else on the street at risk, and that’s unacceptable.”
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The officers have also been ordered to not have contact with the public, according to the department.
“The officers were assigned to the Sixth District, and were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries,” said Dustin Sternbeck, director of communications with D.C. police. “They’ve been placed on non-contact status during the internal affairs investigation — it appears they may have been racing their cruisers.”
The posted speed limit in the area of the crash is 25 mph, according to the incident report. The drivers and passengers were not wearing seat belts, and they did not make any statements on the scene.
On Monday afternoon, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was asked about the incident and said, “If we had officers who were engaging in this dangerous behavior, it would be, in my view, a dereliction of their duty, and they have to be held accountable.”
While awaiting the results of an internal affairs investigation: “It appears we had officers who were using their government property, putting themselves at risk, and obviously putting anybody else on the street at risk, and that’s unacceptable.”
2 cruisers totaled, 4 DC officers investigated for street racing - WTOP News
Four D.C. police officers are being investigated after they crashed two cruisers in a Northeast neighborhood Thursday, apparently while street racing, police said.
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