A group of 40 young people traveling on all-terrain vehicles ( ATV ) attacked a Washington D.C. police officer while he was trying to pull over a female driver . The officer , who has not been identified , was attempting to stop a woman who was preparing to drive her ATV on the street , which is illegal in the District , according to the Metropolitan Police Department . As he got out of his vehicle , the group of riders began circling his car before they drove at him while he was parked on 11th and Clifton Street , according to ABC 7 News . Scroll down for video . A group of 40 young people ( not pictured above ) traveling on all-terrain vehicles ( ATV ) attacked a D.C. police officer while he was trying to pull over a female driver . A security employee ( Kim Daniel pictured above ) in the area said that the ATV drivers that she has witnessed in the area drive so fast that you can not keep up with them . Police said the ATV drivers attempted to run the officer over and kicked his police cruiser as they tried to damage it around 6.15pm on Sunday , according to WUSA9 . The officer returned to his vehicle and left , escaping without injury and the ATV drivers got away . One local resident said she saw around 50 to 60 ATV riders driving through the area . Lisa Austin said : 'Oh my god , they was riding along all the way down , there was a whole lot of them , like 50 or 60 . What is that about ? ' A security employee in the area said that the ATV drivers that she has witnessed in the area drive so fast that you can not keep up with them . Kim Daniel said : 'They ride like they own the street . Something needs to be done because they are actually gon na kill somebody . ' No arrests have been made following the incident and the investigation is ongoing . Local resident Lisa Austin ( above ) said she saw around 50 or 60 ATV riders driving through the neighborhood . As he got out of his vehicle , the group of riders began circling his car before they drove at him while he was parked on Clifton Street ( above the street near where the incident occurred )
Group of young people approached officer on vehicles as he was stopping female ATV driver from driving on street , which is illegal in the District . Police said ATV drivers attempted to run officer over and tried to damage his police cruiser around 6.15pm on Sunday . No arrests have been made and investigation is ongoing .