🚨🇺🇸 UPDATE: POLICE OFFICER STRUCK BY DRIVER NEAR U.S. CAPITOL, MAJOR CRASH INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY A police officer has been struck by a driver on I-695 near the Third Street Tunnel/I-395 in Washington DC, approximately half a mile from the U.S. Capitol. Extent of injuries unknown at this time. DC Police Department: "Major crash investigation closes all eastbound lanes of I-695 after I-395/Third Street Tunnel. Use alternate routes." Earlier reports described the officer as not moving when carried into a cruiser and rushed to hospital. National Guard responded alongside police. Developing. Source: @DCPoliceDept @TheDMVLive