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Defendant Charged in Deadly Traffic Accident Pleads Guilty to Non-Homicide Charges

Details Carlisha Elligan was initially charged with negligent homicide for her role in a fatal traffic accident but pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and reckless driving during a May... Read More

Document: 66-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Northwest, DC

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 10, 2022
Daily Stories | Traffic |

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating the death of a 66-year-old pedestrian who was struck by a Toyota Prius. The accident occurred at approximately 9:48 p.m. on May 8, according... Read More

Document: Virginia Man Shot to Death in Northeast, DC

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a Virginia man in Northeast, DC. At approximately 11:35 p.m. on April 25, officers responded to the 5000 block of... Read More

Document: 10-Year-Old Succumbs to Injuries After Motor Vehicle Collision

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 8, 2022
Daily Stories | Documents | Traffic | Victims |

Details Four days after a van collided head-on with a Metrobus on the 3300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE, the van’s 10-year-old passenger succumbed to his injuries. During... Read More

Defendant Sentenced for Killing Woman in 2017 Traffic Accident

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a woman for killing 43-year-old Talata Wiliams in a 2017 car accident. Terica Younger was scheduled to be sentenced in February, but attorneys were... Read More

Document: One Dead, Another Injured in Vehicle Collision

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 5, 2022
Daily Stories | Documents | Traffic | Victims |

Details A 47-year-old man was killed after the van he was driving collided head-on with a WMATA Metro Bus, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. At approximately 1:20 a.m. on April... Read More

Domestic Homicide Defendant Accepts Plea Deal for Murder of Pregnant Woman in January

Details A defendant accepted a plea deal for the murder of a pregnant woman in January. On Jan. 19, 27-year-old Sierra Johnson was in the driver’s seat of her car, stopped... Read More

Document: Two Killed in Vehicle Collision at Interstate 695

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 21, 2022
Daily Stories | Documents | Traffic | Victims |

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a vehicle collision that killed two people at Interstate 695. At approximately 6:44 p.m. on March 8, a 2011 BMW was traveling eastbound at... Read More

Document: Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck Twice by Vehicles

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck twice by vehicles at the intersection of New York and New Jersey Avenues, NW. At approximately... Read More

Plea Negotiations Stalled in Deadly Hit-and-Run Case

Details Parties in the case of a deadly motor vehicle collision are deadlocked in plea negotiations. Kyle Wooden is charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of 82-year-old Donald Malloy and... Read More

Case of Traffic Accident Turned Deadly Set for Trial

Details A man charged with murder for his alleged role in a deadly traffic accident was scheduled for trial after plea negotiations fell through. In the early morning hours of June... Read More

Judge Orders Parties To Resolve Disagreements After Rescheduling Manslaughter Defendant’s Sentencing

Details A DC Superior Court judge rescheduled a homicide defendant’s sentencing due to parties having disagreements over certain specifics of the sentence. In February 2019, Terica Younger pleaded guilty to voluntary... Read More