VIRGINIA (DC News Now) — Nearly two weeks after a driver leaped off a bridge during a police chase on Interstate 395, Virginia State Police (VSP) announced that his body had been pulled from the Potomac River.
In an update on Oct. 14, state police said Mohammed K. Hasan’s body was found in the river.
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Authorities confirmed with DC News Now that Hasan had leaped off a bridge into the river during a police chase on Oct. 1.
The Pursuit
According to state police, shortly before 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, a trooper tried to stop a vehicle that was allegedly driving recklessly on I-95 South near mile marker 162.
However, the vehicle did not stop, and a chase began…