JUNE 12, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA9)
The driver of a Volvo is at large after a violent crash that claimed the life of a woman in southeast D.C.
Metropolitan Police officers responded to Suitland Parkway and Firth Sterling Avenue around 11:45 Thursday night after a Volvo t-boned the passenger side of a Chrysler in the intersection. Four people were inside the Chrysler, including a female passenger who later died. The driver of the Chrysler suffered non-life threatening injuries, was sent to the hospital and is expected to be fine. The other passengers were not hurt.
The Volvo driver has not been identified but police say he was hurt in the crash and will need medical attention. They are confident they will be able to find him. Charges against the passenger in the Volvo are carrying pistol without license and possession of unregistered ammunition.
A passenger in the striking vehicle also tried to run but was arrested. Police say he had a loaded gun on him at the time and has a weapons charge filed against him.
A third person in the Volvo was also hurt, but not seriously. That passenger stayed on the scene and was taken to the hospital.
Police say speed was definitely a factor in the crash although it's not clear why they were going so fast. "At this point it is still early in the investigation. It was a very busy night throughout the city, that's one thing we always look at is to see if they were fleeing somethings," says Lt. Ronald Wilkins with Metropolitan Police Department.
Police continue to investigate and are reviewing camera footage from intersection.
The
intersection of Suitland Pkwy and Firth Sterling was blocked in all
directions throughout the night. Both lanes of Suitland Pkwy are now
open.
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA9)
The driver of a Volvo is at large after a violent crash that claimed the life of a woman in southeast D.C.
Metropolitan Police officers responded to Suitland Parkway and Firth Sterling Avenue around 11:45 Thursday night after a Volvo t-boned the passenger side of a Chrysler in the intersection. Four people were inside the Chrysler, including a female passenger who later died. The driver of the Chrysler suffered non-life threatening injuries, was sent to the hospital and is expected to be fine. The other passengers were not hurt.
The Volvo driver has not been identified but police say he was hurt in the crash and will need medical attention. They are confident they will be able to find him. Charges against the passenger in the Volvo are carrying pistol without license and possession of unregistered ammunition.
A passenger in the striking vehicle also tried to run but was arrested. Police say he had a loaded gun on him at the time and has a weapons charge filed against him.
A third person in the Volvo was also hurt, but not seriously. That passenger stayed on the scene and was taken to the hospital.
Police say speed was definitely a factor in the crash although it's not clear why they were going so fast. "At this point it is still early in the investigation. It was a very busy night throughout the city, that's one thing we always look at is to see if they were fleeing somethings," says Lt. Ronald Wilkins with Metropolitan Police Department.
Police continue to investigate and are reviewing camera footage from intersection.