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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,916 posts)
Thu Jul 13, 2023, 10:33 AM Jul 2023

Suspect sought in deadly crash near White House

It's a local story too.

Suspect sought in deadly crash near White House

Abigail Constantino | aconstantino@wtop.com
July 12, 2023, 6:30 PM

Officers are looking for a driver who struck several people near the White House, killing one person, on Wednesday night.

It happened just before 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of 17th Street NW and Constitution Avenue NW, when Secret Service officers tried to stop a person in a vehicle with expired tags.

The driver indicated compliance with the direction to stop, but then fled southbound on 17th Street, crossing a red light and striking pedestrians in the crosswalk.

{snip}

The Secret Service said the agency is working to find the driver of the vehicle and has issued a lookout to other law enforcement agencies. Anyone with information on what happened should call Park Police at 202-379-4877.

Below is the area where it happened.



Abigail Constantino
Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

aconstantino@wtop.com
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Suspect sought in deadly crash near White House (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 OP
1:30 pm or am? cilla4progress Jul 2023 #1
PM, middle of afternoon IronLionZion Jul 2023 #3
I see. cilla4progress Jul 2023 #4
My old neighborhood just had a carjacking at 11 AM on a week day IronLionZion Jul 2023 #6
You're right. They meant "afternoon." Thanks. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 #5
WTF IronLionZion Jul 2023 #2

IronLionZion

(46,964 posts)
3. PM, middle of afternoon
Thu Jul 13, 2023, 11:11 AM
Jul 2023
Constitution Avenue and 17th Street were closed for several hours as police investigated but both reopened to traffic shortly before 6 p.m.


Night is probably when the police report came out. Not very clear reporting.

cilla4progress

(25,901 posts)
4. I see.
Thu Jul 13, 2023, 11:14 AM
Jul 2023

I ask cuz I always wonder, well, if I just stay off the streets late at night, am I safe! We spent a week in DC last fall and everything was beautiful and peaceful amd friendly!

IronLionZion

(46,964 posts)
6. My old neighborhood just had a carjacking at 11 AM on a week day
Thu Jul 13, 2023, 12:50 PM
Jul 2023

so no time is safe. I moved to Virginia because the sirens and crime became unbearable.

IronLionZion

(46,964 posts)
2. WTF
Thu Jul 13, 2023, 11:09 AM
Jul 2023

This sounds intentional. Tourist area in the middle of the day. Plenty of pedestrians there to see the monuments.

Or there was something more illegal in that vehicle than just expired tags.

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