Danville police officer falls asleep on patrol, hits parked car

Officer not seriously injured; treated at hospital in Danville and released

DANVILLE, Va. – An investigation is underway after a Danville police officer crashed into a parked car.

According to the police department, Officer J.H. Newby fell asleep at the wheel while on patrol just before 3:30 a.m. Monday.

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He ran into the back of a Jeep Grand Cherokee parked outside a home in the 800 block of Main Street.

Newby was treated at Sovah Health in Danville for non-life-threatening injuries and then released.


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