FAIRFAX, Va. — A Virginia State Police trooper is recovering in the hospital after a driver hit them during a foot chase on Interstate 495 near Telegraph Road.
The incident began around 9:09 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, when a trooper attempted to stop a black Chrysler 300 for an expired temporary registration on I-495 southbound at the Mixing Bowl.
Virginia State Police said the vehicle did not stop, initiating a chase that additional troopers joined.
The pursuit continued onto I-495 eastbound.
The suspect driver rear-ended a tractor-trailer east of Telegraph Road, got out of his car, and ran across all interstate lanes into the City of Alexandria, police said.
During the foot chase, an unrelated vehicle hit the trooper who made the initial traffic stop. The trooper reportedly has an injured foot.
The suspect driver then went to the Eisenhower Avenue Metro station and boarded a train without paying, police said.
Police said investigators used Metro’s camera network to track the suspect to the L’Enfant Plaza station in Washington, D.C., where police arrested him after a struggle.
Police identified the suspect as Gregory S. Newton, 57, of Springfield. Newton is charged with eluding, hit and run, possession of a controlled substance, and driving while suspended. Metro Transit Police also charged Newton with assault on a police officer.
The incident remains under investigation.
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