WASHINGTON — A Secret Service agent was injured in a crash late Monday night and two people were detained at the scene, according to a Secret Service spokesperson.
DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services officials said the incident started in the 3400 block of M Street Northwest, D.C. just before midnight. U.S. Secret Service officers tried to pull over a driver on M Street, but they started driving away. While trying to leave, the driver crashed into a cruiser driven by a Secret Service agent, pushing the cruiser into a business front, officials said. The fleeing car crashed into a light pole.
A spokesperson for U.S. Secret Service said the driver of the vehicle and passenger were both taken into custody, and treated for minor injuries. A weapon was recovered inside the Sedan.
It is unclear what the condition is of the Secret Service officer who was inside the cruiser that was hit, and information on why the driver was pulled over in the first place hasn't been released.
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