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5 and 1/2 years in prison for DC officer convicted in fatal chase of scooter driver
5 and 1/2 years in prison for DC officer convicted in fatal chase of scooter driver
Jack Moore | jmoore@wtop.com
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
September 12, 2024, 5:42 PM
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How a police chase turned deadly
In October 2020, Hylton-Brown was riding a rental scooter on the sidewalk without a helmet, in violation of traffic rules, in the 400 block of Kennedy Street in the Brightwood neighborhood.
Sutton and Zabavsky, in separate police cars, tried to get him to stop. When Hylton-Brown kept driving, both officers switched on their lights and pursed him for more than three minutes “through neighborhood streets with pedestrians and other vehicles present,” at times reaching 45 mph, and driving the wrong way on one-way streets and through seven stop signs, according to the indictment.
The chase covered 10 blocks. Hylton-Brown was struck by another driver when he drove out of an alley in the 700 block of Kennedy Street. He later died in a hospital.
D.C. police are not allowed to pursue a vehicle if the only reason is to make a traffic stop.
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WTOP’s Scott Gelman and John Domen contributed to this report.
Jack Moore
Jack Moore joined WTOP.com as a digital writer/editor in July 2016. Previous to his current role, he covered federal government management and technology as the news editor at Nextgov.com, part of Government Executive Media Group.
jmoore@wtop.com
Jessica Kronzer
Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.
jkronzer@wtop.com
@kronzer_news
Jack Moore | jmoore@wtop.com
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
September 12, 2024, 5:42 PM
{snip}
How a police chase turned deadly
In October 2020, Hylton-Brown was riding a rental scooter on the sidewalk without a helmet, in violation of traffic rules, in the 400 block of Kennedy Street in the Brightwood neighborhood.
Sutton and Zabavsky, in separate police cars, tried to get him to stop. When Hylton-Brown kept driving, both officers switched on their lights and pursed him for more than three minutes “through neighborhood streets with pedestrians and other vehicles present,” at times reaching 45 mph, and driving the wrong way on one-way streets and through seven stop signs, according to the indictment.
The chase covered 10 blocks. Hylton-Brown was struck by another driver when he drove out of an alley in the 700 block of Kennedy Street. He later died in a hospital.
D.C. police are not allowed to pursue a vehicle if the only reason is to make a traffic stop.
{snip}
WTOP’s Scott Gelman and John Domen contributed to this report.
Jack Moore
Jack Moore joined WTOP.com as a digital writer/editor in July 2016. Previous to his current role, he covered federal government management and technology as the news editor at Nextgov.com, part of Government Executive Media Group.
jmoore@wtop.com
Jessica Kronzer
Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.
jkronzer@wtop.com
@kronzer_news