Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating an Oct. 23 traffic incident that led to a fatality.
An investigation revealed that at approximately 2:17 p.m. a Kia Optima was traveling in the 600 block of South Capitol Street, SE, when the driver lost control, mounting the curb and hitting a light pole. The vehicle stopped in the Unit block of E Street, SE, where the driver was ejected. The driver, 38-year-old Jamal Braddy, was taken to a local hospital where they later succumbed to their injuries, according to the press release.
