The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a traffic crash that resulted in a fatality on May 11 on the 3300 block of 16th Street, NW.
According to MPD documents, the preliminary investigation determined that a Subaru was traveling northbound at the location at a high rate of speed and attempted to overtake a BMW. The Subaru struck the front of the BMW and lost control, traveling across the southbound lanes and striking a tree.
The passenger in the Subaru suffered severe injuries and died at the scene. The driver was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The occupants of the BMW were not injured.
The victim was identified as 24-year-old Jessica Luna Sanchez.
Anyone with information about the incident should call police.
