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3 dead, 2 injured after two-vehicle crash on Rock Creek Parkway [View all]
Last edited Thu Mar 16, 2023, 11:51 AM - Edit history (1)
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3 dead, 2 injured after two-vehicle crash on Rock Creek Parkway
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
Acacia James | ajames@wtop.com
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
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
3 dead, 2 injured after two-vehicle crash on Rock Creek Parkway
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
Acacia James | ajames@wtop.com
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.
{snip}
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.
{snip}
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
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