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Related: About this forumSuspect sought in deadly crash near White House
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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.
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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
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
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cilla4progress
(25,901 posts)1. 1:30 pm or am?
Says last night.
IronLionZion
(46,964 posts)3. PM, middle of afternoon
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.
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
so no time is safe. I moved to Virginia because the sirens and crime became unbearable.
mahatmakanejeeves
(60,916 posts)5. You're right. They meant "afternoon." Thanks. NT
IronLionZion
(46,964 posts)2. WTF
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.