Victim of a head-on collision caused by a member of the Fairfax, Virginia Police Department over the weekend because they thought she might be a suspect.
Jamee Kimble, who had been in Area C a few days before the crash, was taking her one- and five-year-old children and another friend to Walmart to buy groceries when Fairfax police arrived. her car. An officer drove their patrol car straight in front of her. The police then pointed their weapons at the women and asked them to get out of the car. Are from Laundry NBCton:
As they reached the intersection to turn left into the Walmart parking lot, Fairfax County patrol cars suddenly plowed into Kimble’s car. A cruiser hit a car head-on.
Kimble said: “It was really shocking and demoralizing. “It all happened so fast that before I realized what was happening, he rushed at us.”
Officers handcuffed Kimble and her friend, and put her children in a police car.
“I don’t know what the protocol was, but they pulled guns on me and my friend from both sides of the car,” she said.
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“I am still very angry and more than anything, hurt because I teach my children that the police have a duty to protect us and that if they need anything, they can call them for help, ” Kimble told News4.
In addition to the shock, Kimble said she is still recovering from her cesarean section just days earlier.
After Kimble was taken into custody, police determined she was not involved in any crime.
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“This is a very traumatic situation, and for a long time, probably forever for me and my 5-year-old, this will affect us forever,” Kimble said.
Police told NBC they were responding to reports of a dangerous vehicle laden with armed individuals from Arlington County police, although no lights or sirens were turned on by any of the cruisers. before or during the encounter. Police say the cruiser that hit Kimble was traveling 10 mph. However, if you’ve ever had major abdominal surgery, you know 10 miles is all it takes to cause really significant pain and harm. Not to mention the children in the car, who can be seriously injured even at low speeds. Instead of being physically ill, Kimble can understand the worry that at least the five-year-old is emotionally hurt scarred by challenge.
