Document: Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck Twice by Vehicles

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 21, 2022
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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 8:22 p.m., 52-year-old Joseph Robinson was walking northbound in the roadway when he was struck by a dark-colored SUV that was traveling northbound on New Jersey Avenue, NW, according to a press release. Robinson was then struck again by a dark-colored sedan that was traveling northbound on New Jersey Avenue, NW.

Robinson was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Police say the operators of both vehicles fled without identifying themselves. They were captured by surveillance footage and can be seen in a video released by the MPD.