Document: Man Dies After Losing Control of Scooter, Police Say

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a traffic fatality.

The incident took place at about 1:16 p.m. on the 3800 block of South Dakota Avenue, NE, which is located in the Woodridge neighborhood of DC.

According to a press release, it seems like Javon Gilbert lost control of his scooter, struck a curb and was ejected from his vehicle. Emergency personnel transported Gilbert, a 43-year-old resident of Northeast DC, to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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