The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a traffic crash that resulted in the death of a man on April 10 on South Capitol Street, SE, near the Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge.
According to MPD documents, the preliminary investigation revealed that a sedan was traveling northbound when the driver failed to notice the curve and crashed into a drain ditch.
He was transported to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver was identified as 89-year-old John Alfonso Candela.
Anyone with knowledge of the incident should contact MPD.
