Document: MPD Arrests Driver who Struck Officer on I-695

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 47-year-old Jerrold Lonnell Coates, who allegedly struck and killed Officer Terry Bennett on Dec 23 on I-695. Officer Bennett was assisting a motorist when Coates, driving a Volvo XC90 at high speed, hit him. Officer Bennett succumbed to his injuries on Jan 7. Coates is charged with Second-Degree Murder While Armed (Vehicle).