A police officer remarkably escaped injury when a car careened across a highway at 120 mph while he conducted a traffic stop.
FILE - Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis announces a study, April 7, 2023, in Faifax, Va., in conjunction with George Mason University that will seek over the next 20 years to shed light on police recruitment and retention. A police officer remarkably escaped injury Monday when a car careened across a highway at 120 mph while he conducted a traffic stop. Davis complimented the officer's professionalism at a news conference Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
Miraculously, no major injuries were reported, even though the black BMW had two teenage passengers in addition to the driver. All three in the black BMW were wearing seatbelts, police said. Deputy Police Chief Bob Blakley said traffic safety among teen drivers is on the decline. So far this year, Fairfax police have seen a 62 percent increase in teen speeding citations, and a 98 percent increase in tickets for failure to follow signs or signals.
Davis said the accident is a good reminder about the importance of traffic safety and recognizing the dangers that officers face enforcing traffic laws. Also, in Fairfax County, one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, Davis suggested that parents might want to reconsider providing high-performance automobiles to their children.
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