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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- April 29, 2021
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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a traffic fatality that happened on April 23.
According to a press release, preliminary investigation revealed that, at around 10:20 p.m., a person was driving a white commercial van northbound on the 900 block of Southern Avenue, SE.
“The commercial van struck a pedestrian who was seated on the roadway,” the press release states. “The striking vehicle then fled the scene.”
The decedent has been identified as 51 year-old James Turner. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.