The alleged drag race took place late in the afternoon on April 22
Video released last week shows one car picking up speed quickly on the street
The car seemingly hits at least one bump, then seconds later, the car bumps again another, which is when the crash happens and forces the airbags deploy
The cop in the passenger seat groans several times as he exits the vehicle, before somebody asks off-camera if one of the people involved are okay
Humias Khan, 24, and Jerrita Millington, 33, have both been charged with reckless driving and two counts each of aggravated reckless driving
Another cop, a probationary officer, was fired following the incident
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Washington D.C. – The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department released body camera footage on Monday that depicted two Metropolitan Police Department cruisers colliding while apparently drag racing each other. Four Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers were injured during the April 22nd incident according to the Daily Caller.
“Obviously those types of things are unacceptable, they’re embarrassing,” MPD Chief Robert Contee said. “It’s not something that we tolerate. It’s certainly something that I would not tolerate as the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.”
One of the MPD officers involved in the incident was a probationary employee and was fired following the incident. The other three officers are in a “non-contact” status and if the investigation finds they participated in misconduct they could be disciplined or fired.
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Two policecars in Washington, D.C. have been totaled after a drag race between officers with the Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday, according to an internal email obtained by Fox 5 DC.
"Yesterday, two 6D scout cars were totaled because officers decided instead of fighting crime, patrolling their beats, or engaging the community – they decided to drag race each other on Anacostia Avenue at 5 pm in the evening," the email from 6D Commander Durriyyah Habeebullah reads. "What does this say to all the members of MPD who are passionate about their job and work hard every day to make a difference. This is not fair to any of us."
Two Washington DC officers crashed and damaged their police vehicles after engaging in a drag race. The incident happened last Thursday at around 5 p.m. on Anacostia Avenue near Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Garden, Fox29 reported.
Sources told FOX 5 that cops from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) were traveling at least 60 miles per hour.
The news about the incident prompted different reactions from netizens. The incident happened three days after Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis cop, was charged guilty against the death of George Floyd.
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The incident was confirmed by 6D Commander Durriyyah Habeebullah, New York Post reported. In an email by FOX 5, Habeebullah said that two "6D scout cars" were damaged because the police officers "decided" to drag race instead of patrolling their beats, fighting crime, or engaging the community.
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Police officers write off two cop cars in horror crash. (Image: FOX 5)
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As if two patrol cars drag racing on a public road wasn’t enough, the drivers eventually lost control of the wheel, hit each other, and then smashed a fence, with the two vehicles ending up totaled, according to an internal email obtained and published by FOX 5.
While images published by the said source don’t seem to reveal any serious damage received by the two patrol cars, 6D Commander Durriyyah Habeebullah explains in the internal memo sent to officers that the scout cars “
were totaled.”
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Yesterday two 6D scout cars were totaled because officers decided instead of fighting crime, patrolling their beats, or engaging the community – they decided to drag race each other on Anacostia Avenue at 5 pm in the evening,” the commander said.