Police crash into the car of wrong person in 'felony vehicle stop'

A viral video out of Fairfax County has a lot of people asking questions about a traffic stop.

According to Fairfax County Police, on Sept. 25, officers spotted a car that had been reported as wanted and that the occupants were to be considered armed and dangerous driving along Richmond Hwy and South Kings Hwy in the Mount Vernon District. They conducted what's known as a "felony vehicle stop."

But, police say, it turned out to be the right car, but the wrong people.

The driver of the car was a young mother, Jamee Kimble, who had just given birth six days ago. She said she and her friend were going to grab groceries with her two older children.

Kimble recorded most of the interactions with police and posted the video to Instagram, claiming officers hit her car in a head-on collision.

“They drew their guns, that's how we were approached,” Kimble claims. “He [police] went on to tell me that my car was involved in some criminal activity on a specific day and the date that he mentioned was a day that I was actually in the hospital having my third child Amiri, my newborn."

Kimble says officers never alerted her to pull over.

“No lights, no sirens, no anything," Kimble said. "He never tried to cut me off."

Fairfax Police said the officer did collide with her car, but was going only 10 miles per hour, while Kimble's Instagram post claimed much higher speeds.

“It didn't feel like it," Kimble said referring to the 10 mph claim. "Everything happened so quickly. All I knew at that point that I was in pain. I wanted to know that my babies were okay in the back and I didn't know why the hell I was being stopped."

It turns out, Kimble was not who they were looking for, but the she was in was. Kimble said the title was recently transferred into her name and said police told her new ownership had not been updated with the Department of Motor Vehicles properly.

Now, Kimble is looking for the apology she feels she’s owed.

“It's not something that can be taken back," she said. "We didn't receive an apology for how we were treated, specifically my children. My daughter is five-years-old and my son is one. I don't feel like they should have had to experience or witness something like that."

[jerrynemec]

The police will investigate themselves and find no wrong doing as usual

[EClipz]

Forgot an apology, she should file a civil suit against this department !

[MrRobreg]

So by “felony stop” they meant the cops were committing the felony

[evildavea]

They can't even apologize when they get something wrong, and they wonder why no one will trust them anymore.

[preclovis]

The cops will never apologize and they will investigate themselves and determine they did nothing wrong.

[michaelgrantham]

What gets me is that they first said the car was involved in criminal activity, then they changed their story to the previous owner of the car was. Way to show the rest of us how "honest" you are, cops.

[crinklecut]

This was actually a very good lesson for those children. Now they will likely grow up knowing first-hand that they should not trust in or rely upon police for justice.

[firstjohn]

Lack of an apology, lack of ownership, lack of integrity.

[dollarbill-]

You don’t need an apology. You need to sue them.

[anonnymowse]

She is certainly in control of herself. She is not yelling and screaming. She is explaining her position clearly. They owe her an apology and they need to repair her car. Of course, it is never truly fixed because the record of an accident devalues the car when she sells it.

[WhataboutPalestine]

The police did the internal review and found no wrong, as expected

[jameswest]

We live in a time where the cops are the bad guys.

[thraxman]

People share cars. People let coworkers use cars. Going guns drawn on a car with kids over unconfirmed info is just INSANE. Glad no one died.

[reneehughes]

As a mother I get where you're coming from. So sorry both you and your children were subjected to that.

[cathlyn]

They absolutely owe her an apology. Police need to be more careful so they don't traumatize children in the car. This was bad all.the way around!

[JL-bsyz]

And they won’t say sorry. They will investigate themselves and find they did nothing wrong

[rogersmith]

I say "SUE" and PRESS CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST THOSE POLICE OFFICERS WHO HIT YOUR CAR!!!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[TBagr]

An apology means that they messed up and they will never give that.

[captainfanta]

That is child endangerment, she should get ahold of a lawyer.

[NDN_FTR]

Enjoy that settlement check... You won't have any trouble finding a lawyer.