On Oct. 5, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a motion to postpone sentencing for a homicide defendant involved in a fatal car crash.
Reginald Roland Johnson, 31, is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly striking and killing 24-year-old Carlos Christian, and severely injuring his fiancée with his vehicle on Jan. 15, at the intersection of 15th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW.
According to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) documents, Johnson was traveling at excessive speed when he crashed into the rear of a car in which Christian and his fiancée were riding.
Johnson was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time.
On Sept. 26, Johnson’s defense attorney, Derrick Hamlin, filed a motion to postpone sentencing hearing, which was opposed by prosecutors and the victims’ families.
However, since defense counsel wasn’t available to answer questions at the hearing, Judge Okun denied the motion.
The sentencing hearing remains set for Oct. 13.
