Secret Service bike patrol officer seriously injured after being struck by vehicle

WASHINGTON — A Secret Service bike patrol officer was seriously injured Thursday morning after he was struck by a vehicle near the White House.

The officer was struck around 9 a.m. on 17th Street and New York Avenue in Northwest D.C. The office was taken to the hospital where his condition was characterized as serious, a D.C. police spokeswoman told WTOP.

Earlier Thursday, parts of 17th Street between Constitution Avenue and F Street were closed for the investigation but have since reopened.

WTOP’s Letese’ Clark contributed to this report.

Jack Moore

Jack Moore joined WTOP.com as a digital writer/editor in July 2016. Previous to his current role, he covered federal government management and technology as the news editor at Nextgov.com, part of Government Executive Media Group.

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