Fairfax Co. police chief injured in crash with alleged drunken driver
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Date: December 13, 2016 09:30PM
Fairfax Co. police chief injured in crash with alleged drunken driver
Fairfax County Police Chief Ed Roessler returned to work Tuesday after a drunk driver struck his vehicle at full speed Monday night.
Roessler was stopped at a traffic light on southbound Lee Highway at Stone Road in Centreville, Virginia, when Nissan SUV rear-ended his unmarked police cruiser around 8:40 p.m. Roessler immediately reported to crash to dispatchers using the police radio in the cruiser.
Roessler sustained minor injuries in the crash: he experienced headaches, back pain and leg pain, and was transported to Inova Fair Oaks Hospital for evaluation and treatment. He was released Monday night.
Police arrested the driver of the SUV — Christie Edgar, a 40-year-old Centrevillle resident — at the scene. She was charged with driving while intoxicated and released around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who has information about this incident is asked to contact Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.
Ya think she ran into Mo in the ADC?