DC Police Officer Okay After Being Struck By Car

WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — A Metropolitan Police officer on a motorcycle was struck by a vehicle at 14th and F St. shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday.

WNEW’s Kevin Rincon reports the officer and the driver were okay following the accident.

The incident occurred near the pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection.

Police initially had a heavy presence in the area, but traffic began flowing smoothly again as rush hour began.

The accident occurred less than an hour after a car drove into a building at 14th and H St. — two blocks away.

Those accidents were unrelated.