Traffic Archives - D.C. Witness

Homicide Defendant Sentenced to Eight Years for Fatal Car Crash

Details On Nov. 17, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a homicide defendant to eight years in connection to a fatal car crash. Reginald Roland Johnson, 31, was originally charged... Read More

Judge Denies Motion for Release in Fatal Drunk Driving Case

Details On Nov. 17, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a motion to release a 2023 homicide defendant. Nakita Walker, 43, is charged with three counts of second-degree murder for... Read More

Document: Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by a Car

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Investigations Unit is investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on Nov. 11 at the intersection of Texas Avenue and Chaplin Street, SE. According... Read More

Document: Two Men Dead After Traffic Crash

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Investigations Unit is investigating a traffic fatality that killed two men on Nov. 5, on the 3200 block of Bladensburg Road, NE. According... Read More

Document: *Rerelease* Suspect Sought in a Traffic Fatality: 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Unit seek the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in reference to a traffic fatality that occurred on June 8 at the intersection... Read More

Document: *Correction* Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Car

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Unit is investigating a traffic fatality that killed a man on Oct. 12 at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Ingraham Street, NW.... Read More

Document: Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Car

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Unit is investigating a traffic fatality that killed a man on Oct. 12 at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Ingraham Street, NW.... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Arraigned on 13 Charges

Details On Oct. 16, Antoine Johnson was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian. Johnson, 27, is charged with two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, four... Read More

Judge Declares Mistrial After Hung Jury in 2020 Hit-And-Run Case

Details On Oct. 16, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted the defense attorneys’ request for a mistrial in a homicide case due to a hung jury. Eric Beasley, 32, is... Read More

Document: Man Dead After a Motorcycle Accident in Southeast, DC

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Investigations Unit is investigating a traffic fatality that killed a man on Oct. 12 on I-295 South at exit 1C. According to MPD... Read More

Homicide Defendant Enters Alford Plea Asserting Conditional Innocence

Details On Oct. 13, a homicide defendant entered into an Alford plea meaning he maintains innocence, but acknowledges the government has enough evidence to convict him. Roger Hamilton, 38, was indicted... Read More

Judge Denies Defense Motion For Release

Details On Oct. 12, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard a bond review motion for a homicide defendant involved in a traffic fatality. Spiro Stafilatos, 36, is charged with second-degree... Read More