WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Virginia State Police are searching for suspect whose car collided with a police cruiser this morning at Prince William Parkway and Interstate 95.
More in a press release:
At 9:21 a.m., Virginia State Police Trooper C. Lanfranchi Jr. stopped a 1994 Buick sedan on Route 3000/Prince William County Parkway near the I-95 interchange. The traffic stop was for expired license plates on the car. As the trooper walked up to the car, the Buick sped away. A pursuit was initiated.
Approximately 8 minutes later, the suspect vehicle and the trooper’s vehicle collided. The Buick’s driver and passenger then fled on foot. State police, with the assistance of air support and tracking canines, searched the immediate area for the two black males who ran from the scene. By noon the search efforts were discontinued as the subjects were nowhere to be found.
The trooper was not injured in the crash.
Anyone with information concerning these individuals is asked to call Virginia State Police at 703-803-0026 or #77 on their cell phone.
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