Crime & Safety
Police: Herndon Man Texts and Drives, Crashes Into Police Officer
The officer, who was conducting a routine traffic stop on the side of the road, was injured.
By Jamie Rogers
The driver of a car that struck a police officer who was conducting a routine traffic stop on Route 28 Saturday morning is now charged in connection to the incident, Manassas City Police said.
Alexander M. Bacon, 25, of Herndon, is charged with texting while driving, reckless driving, driving on a suspended operator's license (third offense) and failure to proceed with caution or yield right-of-way by lane change to stationary vehicle displaying lights.
Witnesses told police that the officer was speaking to the driver of a stopped car on the 8700 block of Centreville Road, when a black Ford swerved off the road and struck her and the vehicle around 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 13.
Bacon voluntarily came to a stop on Phoenix Drive, Helms said. One lane on Route 28 northbound was closed for several hours after the incident.
Though the police officer was injured in the accident, the officer's injuries were not life-threatening, spokesperson Adrienne Helms said.
The driver of a car that struck a police officer who was conducting a routine traffic stop on Route 28 Saturday morning is now charged in connection to the incident, Manassas City Police said.
Alexander M. Bacon, 25, of Herndon, is charged with texting while driving, reckless driving, driving on a suspended operator's license (third offense) and failure to proceed with caution or yield right-of-way by lane change to stationary vehicle displaying lights.
Witnesses told police that the officer was speaking to the driver of a stopped car on the 8700 block of Centreville Road, when a black Ford swerved off the road and struck her and the vehicle around 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 13.
Bacon voluntarily came to a stop on Phoenix Drive, Helms said. One lane on Route 28 northbound was closed for several hours after the incident.
Though the police officer was injured in the accident, the officer's injuries were not life-threatening, spokesperson Adrienne Helms said.
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