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Officer Hit By Alleged Drunk Driver Tosses Suspect To The Ground

SILVER SPRING, Md. (WJZ)--A Montgomery County officer lashes out after an alleged drunk driver hits him.

The officer was directing traffic along the Capitol Beltway on Tuesday afternoon when a driver veered off course and bumped into him.

Video shows the officer as he became enraged at the driver, who he then tossed to the ground.

The driver, a 58-year-old man, is charged with a DUI and failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision.

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