Information sought in hit and run accident involving police cruiser

The Mason Police District is seeking information from the public on a vehicle that was involved in a hit and run accident on Gallows Road in Annandale May 12.

The police cruiser was traveling southbound on Gallows Road at around 12:30 a.m. when an unknown vehicle traveling westbound on Masonville Drive ignored a stop sign and entered Gallows, where it struck the cruiser in the rear quarter panel, causing it to spin and strike a utility pole. The officer was not injured.

The suspect did not stop and continued in the direction of Little River Turnpike. The vehicle is described as a dark four-door sedan with damage in the front passenger side.

If you have any information about this accident, call the police at 703/691-2131 or report a tip anonymously to Crime Solvers, 866/411-8477, or text “TIPS187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637.