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National
Counterintelligence Executive Bill Evanina was eating in the
Silver Diner in McLean, Virginia, on Wednesday when a Hummer
crashed into the building and caught fire, said a U.S.
intelligence official, who described the incident on condition
of anonymity.
A video posted to YouTube shows a suited Evanina and his two
luncheon companions dragging the driver away from the Hummer.
The man is flipped over and Evanina, a Federal Bureau of
Investigation agent, kneels on his back and handcuffs him as
sirens wail and flames leap from the car.
The intelligence official said on Thursday that Evanina's two
companions were a former FBI agent and an ex-CIA officer.
A spokesman for Evanina had no comment. FBI Director James Comey
called Evanina to congratulate him, a source familiar with the
matter said.
Fairfax County police said four people were injured, including
the driver. A police spokeswoman said the man was in the
hospital and no charges had been filed.
A spokesman for Silver Diner said in a statement the driver was
a former employee. McLean, the site of the incident, is home to
the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters.
As the National Counterintelligence Executive, Evanina is the
head of counterintelligence for the U.S. government and chief
counterintelligence adviser to the director of National
Intelligence.
(This version of the story corrects reference to Evanina as
former agent in paragraph 4)
(Reporting by John Walcott, Ian Simpson and Mark Hosenball;
Editing by Sandra Maler)
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