Police: Elderly passenger dead after female suspect steals vehicle, crashes into downtown DC building

Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
June 3, 2024, 4:01 PM

An elderly woman is dead after a vehicle she was inside was stolen at Washington Hospital Center and later crashed into a building in downtown D.C. on Monday afternoon, police say.

A white SUV was stolen at Washington Hospital Center in the 100 block of Irving Street just before 1:15 p.m., according to Darnel Robinson, an assistant chief with D.C. police.

The driver stepped out of the SUV and at that point a woman went inside and drove away with the vehicle owner’s elderly mother still in the front passenger seat, police said. … The vehicle owner called police and officers placed a lookout on the SUV.

Shortly after stealing the SUV, D.C. police said the suspect crashed into the corner of a building at 6th and D Street Northwest, which is where the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. is located. … An officer who was driving northbound on 6th street saw the crash happen in his rearview mirror, Robinson said.

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