WASHINGTON — DC Police Officer Terry L. Bennett is in critical condition on Christmas Day, two days after he was hit by a driver on I-695, his wife said, confirming his identity to WUSA9.
“There are no updates at this time,” Bennett’s wife, Nadia, told WUSA9’s Alexis Wainwright. “He is still in critical condition.”
The Metropolitan Police Department has not confirmed Bennett’s identity but told WUSA9 that one of their officers had been hit by a driver on Tuesday night while helping the driver of a broken-down car on I-695, near South Capitol Street, at around 10:10 p.m…