The Virginian-Pilot 
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, April 23, 1995                 TAG: 9504230124
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

OFFICER INJURED

A police officer who was on routine patrol on a motorcycle was injured early Saturday when he was struck by a car, police said.

Second Precinct Officer Christopher S. Johnson, 22, had just turned south onto Pacific Avenue from 25th Street when the Kawasaki police motorcycle he was operating was struck by a car making a left turn from the northbound lane.

The accident happened about 1:09 a.m. Johnson was taken to Virginia Beach General Hospital where he underwent surgery for a severe leg fracture. The driver of the car, Amy L. Maykowski, 20, of the 1800 block of Onyx Lane, was charged with failure to yield.

KEYWORDS: ARREST ACCIDENT TRAFFIC INJURIES by CNB