Two men were charged Friday after two officers and a DDOT employees were struck and injured by a pickup truck late Thursday night in Washington, DC.
Dwayne Taylor, 23, and Brandon Figures, 22, were both charged with possession of an unregistered firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm or destructive device, according to Metropolitan Police.
It is unclear if the crash was due to impairment or intentional at this time.
A long and tough night 4 the MPD family, one officer remains critical but stable & the other is in fair condition. Thanks 4 all your support
— Peter Newsham (@pnewsham2) June 9, 2017
DC Police Chief Peter Newsham tweeted Friday the conditions of both officers.
Garbage truck being removed from overnight crash scene in Adams Morgan. Charges filed against driver and psgr in Dodge pick up. pic.twitter.com/OHdujXSkJX
— Suzanne Kennedy (@ABC7Suzanne) June 9, 2017
#BREAKING: @fbi now at the crash scene. @ABC7News #DC #DMV pic.twitter.com/eO6AMw9Tbx
— Tim Barber (@ABC7TimBarber) June 9, 2017
The FBI was called to the scene Friday night.
