A former Capitol Police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of felony deprivation of rights under color of law, a charge that stems from when he fled from and tried to cover up a 2020 crash in Georgetown that flung a motorcyclist into the air and left him with several injuries.
Prosecutors said Thomas Smith crashed his police cruiser into the motorcyclist, referred to in court only as W.W., and drove away from the scene without taking any steps to check on his well-being.
Smith went on to falsify Capitol Police records to conceal his criminal conduct, prosecutors said. Smith said he resigned from the agency after he was indicted in 2022.
