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DOCUMENT: MPD Investigating Fatal Highway Crash

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 30, 2025
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced they are investigating a fatal single-car crash that occurred on Dec. 12 on Interstate 295. The incident involved a blue Chevrolet Camaro that swerved... Read More

document: Updated with Video and Photo MPD Investigating Southern Avenue Fatal Hit and Run Crash

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an update on the investigation of a fatal hit and run crash that occurred on Dec. 9 on the 2600 block of Southern Avenue... Read More

DOCUMENT: MPD Investigating Southeast Fatal Crash

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an investigation into a fatal crash in Southeast, DC on Dec. 10. A 16-year-old driver, Areohn Savoy, died after the stolen Lexus he was... Read More

DOCUMENT: MPD Investigating Southern Avenue Fatal Hit and Run Crash

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced they are investigating a fatal hit and run crash that occurred on Dec. 9 on the 2600 block of Southern Avenue in Southeast, DC.... Read More

Judge Denies Murder Defendant’s Request for Release to Home Care

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a request calling for a cognitively and physically impaired homicide defendant to be put into home care, during a hearing on Jan. 14.... Read More

Judge Rules Hit-And-Run Suspect’s Statements to Police Admissible

Details A motion to suppress key statements in a traffic homicide case was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan during a hearing on Dec. 9, clearing the way for... Read More

Document: *UPDATE* MPD Investigating Fatal Crash Involving MPD Member

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an investigation into a fatal crash involving an MPD member that occurred on Nov 30. The incident involved a collision between an unmarked MPD... Read More

document: MPD Investigating Fatal Crash Involving MPD Member

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 3, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Traffic |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an investigation into a fatal crash involving an MPD member that occurred on Nov 30. An unmarked MPD cruiser, driven by an on-duty Commander,... Read More

Document: Statement on Major Crash Involving MPD Member

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 2, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Traffic |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced a fatal crash involving an MPD member on Nov 30. An unmarked MPD cruiser was struck by a speeding motorized cycle at the intersection... Read More

Defense Tries to Exclude Police Interview With Ailing HIt-And-Run Defendant

Details The attorney for a traffic homicide defendant argued that his client’s interview with a police detective should be excluded from evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov.... Read More

Document: Police Investigate Fatal Crash on Florida Ave NE

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a fatal crash involving a Metro bus and a scooter that happened on Nov. 7 on the 300 block of Florida Avenue, NE.... Read More

Defense Files Motion to Recuse Judge in Fatal Car Crash Case

By Cameron Horne [former] - November 1, 2024
Daily Stories | Suspects | Traffic | Victims |

Details Albert Amissah, on behalf of his client, filed a motion to recuse DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun from a fatal car crash case during an Oct. 31 hearing, stating... Read More