Document: Traffic Accident in SE Neighborhood Turns Fatal

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A traffic fatality on Aug. 15 killed a 54-year-old man who resided in Northeast, DC.

The Metro Police Department reported that Wayne Watkins, was operating a Ford Explorer at approximately 2:51 a.m. on the 2700 block of South Capitol Street, SE when he hit a rail that caused his vehicle to rollover.

DC Fire and Medical Services responded to the scene and pronounced Watkins dead before transporting him to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should call police at 202-727-9099 or text a tip to the Department’s Text Ti[ Line — 50411. 

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