Virginia police are looking for a driver who is accused of beating an officer and then driving away without stopping.
Officers conducted a traffic control near Centerville Road and Compton Road in Centerville at around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, Fairfax County Police said.
The video released by the police with a dash cam and a body-worn camera shows an officer near the driver’s side of a stopped car. Another officer approaches from behind.
The officer in the back moved towards the roadside and shouted, “Cheer up! Heads up! Heads up!”
A black four-door sedan sped by southbound and hit the policeman in front of the car.
The officer was injured in the lower body, police said. You were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The alleged driver crossed Prince William County, police said.
According to police, the car could be a Honda with damage to the passenger mirror or the bumper. The police asked the population to help identify the driver. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police at 703-814-7000.