{"id":60026,"date":"2015-12-10T12:10:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T17:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=60026"},"modified":"2015-12-10T12:10:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T17:10:51","slug":"60026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/60026\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Year Old Montgomery County Police Officer Who Was Injured By DUI Driver Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON \u2014 A police officer from Montgomery County who was struck by a drunk driver has tragically died, police confirmed on tuesday.<\/p>\n
The on-scene investigation by Collision Reconstruction Unit detectives has revealed that Officer Leotta was conducting a traffic stop in the curb lane of northbound Rockville Pike and Edmonston Drive. During the course of this traffic stop, a 2012 Honda CRV, traveling north on Rockville Pike, first struck Officer Leotta\u2019s marked cruiser and then struck Officer Leotta, who was outside of his vehicle.<\/p>\n
The driver of the CRV, identified as Luis Gustavo Reluzco, age 47, of Rolling Meadow Way in Olney, remained at the collision scene. Luis Reluzco was taken into custody under the suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.<\/p>\n