LCSO Captain Struck by Oncoming Vehicle

A Loudoun County Sheriff’s Captain is currently being treated for non-life-threatening injuries the Cornwall Campus of INOVA Loudoun Hospital after he was struck by a vehicle, earlier today. 
 
Captain Brian Courneya was traveling east on Route 7, between Route 9 and the Leesburg town limits, when his county issued vehicle was struck on its side by a deer, around 5:20 am.

According to Public Information Officer Kraig Troxell, Courneya activated his emergency equipment and pulled his vehicle over to the side of the roadway. After he exited his vehicle, carrying a flashlight, he walked the median of the roadway and attempted to locate the deer to ensure it was not injured or in the roadway.
 
While he was walking along the median an oncoming 1999 Jeep Cherokee, traveling in the right hand lane, came upon slow moving traffic and swerved left to avoid a rear-end collision. The vehicle crossed the left lane and struck Captain Courneya, Troxell said. 
 
The driver of the Jeep, Craig H. Trout, 62, of Lovettsville, VA, was charged with reckless driving due to failure to maintain control. As of late morning, Courneya was still in the hospital but reported to be doing just fine.

A 22-year veteran of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Courneya is a member of the Field Operations Division. He is currently the commander of the Central Loudoun Sheriff’s Station.