VA: VIDEO SHOWS DRUNK DRIVER HIT TROOPER
<p><b>Supers/Fonts: </b> Tuesday</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Annandale, VA</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Story Location: </b> Annandale</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>State/Province: </b> Virginia</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Shot Date: </b> 06/11/2024</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>URL: </b> https://wjla.com/news/local/virginia-state-trooper-hit-by-car-i495-annandale-va-dui-drunk-driver-traffic-safety-two-dui-arrest-body-cam-footage-body-camera-video-police-dmv#</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Notes and Restrictions: </b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Newsource Notes: </b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Story Description: </b></p>\n<p>Elements:</p>\n<p>dashcam video showing trooper struck by dui driver</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Wire/StoryDescription:</p>\n<p>Original Editorial: https://wjla.com/news/local/virginia-state-police-trooper-struck-injured-crash-inner-loop-i-495-annandale-little-river-turnpike-tractor-trailer-woman-arrested-fairfax-county-vsp-braddock-road-closed-traffic-alert-routes-dmv</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>---</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Virginia State Police (VSP) shared footage showing the moment a trooper was hit by a car Tuesday, June 11 due to a chain-reaction crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 495 in Annandale.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Officials said Trooper Aziz was responding to a stopped sedan in a northbound lane of I-495 near Exit 52 around 3 a.m.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The driver of the sedan identified as Erica D. Bernard, 43, of Albright W. Va. - refused to get out of the car or move the car to a safer location on the shoulder, according to VPS officials.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>While Trooper Aziz was engaging with Bernard, officials said a Jeep hit a tractor-trailer that was stopped due to the closed travel lane blocked by Bernards sedan.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The impact of the crash caused the Jeep to spin and hit the troopers patrol car, which then hit the sedan and the trooper who was standing next to the drivers side of the sedan.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>"Trooper C. Aziz, amazingly, didnt end up with any broken bones, but she still has a long road to recovery after a DUI driver slammed into the back of her patrol car while she was stopped... officials said in a social media post.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Bernard, who was still seated inside the vehicle when it was struck, also sustained minor injuries. She was later charged with Driving Under the Influence of drugs, obstruction, possession of an illegal substance, improperly stopping on a highway and refusal of a blood or breath test, according to officials.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The driver of the Jeep, Joanna F. Hatch, 35, of Arlington, Va., was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI).</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Station Notes/Scripts:</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>Tuesday</p>\n<p>Annandale, VA</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VO SCRIPT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p>VIRGINIA CAUGHT ON CAMERA DASHCAM VIDEO STATE POLICE TROOPER DRUNK DRIVER DUI INTOXICATED</p>