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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- May 8, 2024
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a traffic crash that resulted in the death of the driver on May 4 at the intersection of 15th and E Street, NW.
According to MPD documents, the vehicle was driving westbound on the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, when it ran a red light at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, and 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. It continued traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck a White House grounds security checkpoint vehicle barrier at the intersection. The driver suffered severe injuries on impact and died at the scene.
The victim was identified as 57-year-old James Chester Lewis Jr.
The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.