3 dead, 2 injured after two-vehicle crash on Rock Creek Parkway

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3 dead, 2 injured after two-vehicle crash on Rock Creek Parkway

Jessica Kronzer | [e-mail]
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March 15, 2023, 11:55 AM



The scene of a deadly crash on the Rock Creek Parkway on March 15, 2023. (WTOP/Kyle Cooper)

Three people are dead and two others hurt Wednesday morning after a crash involving two vehicles on Rock Creek Parkway in Northwest D.C.

It happened around 1:45 a.m. in the area of P Street Northwest, according to U.S. Park Police, and traffic is being diverted off the parkway as police investigate.

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The driver of a Lexus SUV fled after being pulled over by U.S. Park Police and then crashed into a Honda Accord, killing three men in the Accord, according to police spokesperson Thomas Twiname. A woman in the Lexus suffered life-threatening injuries and a man suffered non-life threatening injuries and is expected to survive, WTOP’s Kyle Cooper reported from the Rock Creek Parkway near the crash.

According to the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, the car that crashed while fleeing the traffic stop had 44 unpaid speed camera tickets, totaling $12,300. Of the unpaid tickets, 28 are listed for speeding and one is for running a red light. This year alone, the driver racked up nine speeding tickets, with the most recent being from two weeks ago.

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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.

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[IronLionZion]

1. I wonder what they were up to at 1:45 AM on a weekday morning

Not much traffic on the parkway at that time. I doubt a crash that bad happens at the very low speed limit, but strange things happen in our city. Popville always has completely bonkers photos of impossible car crashes. At least there were 2 vehicles in this crash. A lot of times there is only 1 vehicle and a building or something like that.

[bottomofthehill]

2. Last Call 1:30, bars close at 2.

Rock Creek just above Georgetown, I am sorry for the family’s. That is a curvy and dark road. Tragedy, no other way to see it.

[IronLionZion]

3. Yup, I've driven it many times

it's not a good place to be racing or doing anything stupid.

[bottomofthehill]

4. Judging from the pretty direct hit frontal impact

Looks like someone straitened out a curve and ended up on the wrong side.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. More about the driver of the Lexus, from Popville

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Prince Of PetworthToday at 6:45am

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AnonamomIsTaken --> dreadnatty08
5 hours ago

$10k in tickets in less than a year?! How in the hell is that even possible!

kmk --> AnonamomIsTaken
3 hours ago

This will give you a sense of how it's possible.

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6. 3 people killed in Rock Creek Parkway crash identified

They were in the Honda. It was struck by the driver of the car. That driver was fleeing from a traffic stop.

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3 people killed in Rock Creek Parkway crash identified

Emily Venezky | [e-mail]
March 16, 2023, 1:35 PM

Police have identified three people killed in a crash along D.C.’s Rock Creek Parkway on Wednesday morning. ... Mohamed Kamara, 42, of Burtonsville, Maryland; and Arlington, Virginia, residents Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, 23, and Olvin Torres Velasquez, 22, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at about 1:43 a.m. on Wednesday.

According to U.S. Park Police spokesman Thomas Twiname, a Lexus SUV was fleeing a traffic stop when it crashed into the Honda Accord the three men were in. ... The Lexus was occupied by an adult woman who suffered life-threatening injuries, and an adult man with injuries that were believed to be life-threatening. Both were transported to a hospital.

According to the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, the Lexus that crashed while fleeing the traffic stop had 44 unpaid speed camera tickets, totaling $12,300. Of the unpaid tickets, 28 are listed for speeding and one is for running a red light. ... This year alone, the driver racked up nine speeding tickets, with the most recent being from two weeks ago.

The crash remains under investigation. The U.S. Park Police ask that anyone with information regarding this crash contact their tip line at 202-379-4877 or email [e-mail].

Emily Venezky
Emily Venezky is a digital writer/editor at WTOP. Emily grew up listening to and reading local news in Los Angeles, and she’s excited to cover stories in her chosen home of the DMV. She recently graduated from The George Washington University, where she studied political science and journalism.

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