Autobot Bumblebee Hits DC Police SUV at Transformers Filming in D.C. Fox 5 News WTTG-TV

WASHINGTON - A D.C. Police SUV was involved in a wreck at the filming of Transformers 3 in Washington D.C.

While the movie was filming a car chase scene on 3rd Street and Maryland Ave in southwest D.C., the police SUV collides with a yellow Chevy Camaro, which in the movie series is known as the character Bumblebee.

The police SUV was not supposed to be there and the wreck itself was not scripted.

The police officer driving the SUV is a veteran bomb technician. He was taken to a local hospital and sustained minor injuries.

Sources tell FOX 5 that he was running to a call to 9th and F Street and was apparently using a different radio channel than the police officers who were securing the perimeter for the movie.

Statement from the Metropolitan Police Department:

"Earlier today, a MPD marked cruiser responding to an emergency assignment, collided with a vehicle involved in the filming of a movie at Third Street and Maryland Avenue, SW. The officer sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital. No civilian injuries have been reported.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the facts of the crash and filming of this movie on closed DC city streets has been suspended until safety procedures can be reviewed. "

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[coolermasterpro]

Police car was a decepticon.

[ADMediaEmpire]

I love the way they keep referring to the car as Bumblee as if it was a real robot haha! Love it. That policeman is never going to live that down now. He'd be coming into work the next day and people start to say "BUMBLEBEE PWNED YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[MisterR82]

Barricade: "I'M BACK BEE-OTCH!"

[Horsegirl179]

I dunno why but.....it's so funny :DD

[MrAnqueetas]

Bumblebee Bumblebee Bumblebee is best

[MrJherms]

@italiankilla58 BUMBLEBEE IS THE BEST.

[calvin1392]

lol "firetruck!"

[MrCrazystuff96]

why didn't bumblebee just transform over the police car like he did to the decepticon in the high way chase scene?

[lukebrockf120]

notice the officer didnt slow down at all for the red light. movie or not you have to check the intersection

[helpmeimconfused]

Why didnt bumblebee transform and jumped over the car lol

[Luda12Plyr]

in 2050 cars will actually Transform.