Stunning video shows Virginia trooper hit by suspected DUI driver

Stunning video shows the moment a suspected drunk driver crashed on the Capital Beltway Tuesday, injuring a Virginia State Police trooper who was talking to another driver who had stopped on the busy highway .

The trooper, identified as C. Aziz, went to Interstate 495 in Fairfax County around 3 a.m. because a sedan had stopped along the dotted lines between two right-hand lanes of traffic, according to Virginia State Police and video from the scene.

The officer spoke to the driver of the stopped sedan as the vehicles sped across the left lanes, video apparently taken from the officer’s dashboard camera broadcasts.

Then, a suspected drunken driver of a Jeep crashed into a tractor-trailer that was stopped behind the sedan, police said.

The Jeep struck the officer’s patrol car, which was parked behind the sedan with lights flashing, police said.

The officer’s patrol car was pushed forward, hitting the officer and overturning her, the video shows. The soldier can be heard screaming as she falls.

The video shows the soldier quickly standing up and speaking into a radio.

She didn’t break any bones, but she has a long road to recovery, police said while sharing the shocking video. One photo shows the rear passenger side of the officer’s vehicle crumpled.

The driver of the Jeep, Joanna F. Hatch, 35, of Alexandria, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The driver of the sedan, Erica D. Bernard, 43, of Albright, West Virginia, was arrested on several charges, including driving under the influence of drugs, possession of a controlled substance and improper stopping on a highway.

Under Virginia law, drivers are required to move over if they see flashing lights and it is possible to safely change lanes to get away from authorities.