State Trooper Cruiser Hits Auld Shebeen
The cruiser ran off North Street and got stuck.
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A state trooper's cruiser ran off the street and into the side of Auld Shebeen Friday night.
The vehicle drove off North Street in downtown Fairfax City and got stuck in the concrete barrier setting apart a sidewalk ramp from the street.
Even though it occurred within the city limits, Virginia State Police assumed responsibility for investigating the incident, according to Sgt. Joe Johnson of the City of Fairfax Police Department. Fairfax City Police directed traffic around the crash site and provided crowd control.
Exactly how the trooper's cruiser got there is still uncertain. Virginia State Police did not return repeated calls for comment.
Johnson said the trooper was in the process of stopping a vehicle for an alleged violation of law. He said the driver who committed the suspected law-breaking did stop and was charged with at least one violation. The trooper was uninjured.
Lisa Buzzelli
8:10 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Thanks for posting, I'm glad the trooper was ok. Must have been a heck of a clean up.
Jon Burks
8:33 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
This must happen pretty often. I saw the exact same thing occur one Sunday morning while eating across the street at Panera. And apparently that's how the Pacer's window got destroyed as well.
Jason Digby
12:38 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
None of the pics show the plate numbers. Its 4316. Cops park anywhere!
R. Ross
11:05 pm on Saturday, February 4, 2012
Heart stopped when I saw this. This picture is the scenario I consider every time I walk my family up the Street to Auld Shebeen. Cars doing 50 MPH down the hill, at head height, with NOT EVEN A GUARD FOR PROTECTION! There would be NO escape possible. Just imagine reading this story with a family of four underneath the car. In the past several months this block has seen three separate vehicles overrun pedestrian sidewalks and hit the buildings. This last one was a police car. Wake up Fairfax City/County Government! You should be on notice that people are likely to be injured and/or killed if you fail to address this well-identified hazard.